Reasons not to read this book: You think kids who are Racecar Drivers and Secret Agents are boring Aunts disguised as Uncles give you an earache You get hives when you read about a bad guy with Half a Face Backward words and Anagrams give you gas You're afraid you might split a gut Laughing

Otto Pillip, kid racecar driver and undercover agent, embarks on a mission to stop the evil Pruneman, who is trying to hold the world's water supply hostage. Simultaneous.

Warning: there are loony things in this book that have been known to cause irreversible damage to young minds. The management cannot be responsible for any readers who fail to read the warning and spend the rest of their lives running around their room like a deranged chicken. Loony Things in This Book: Arm-flapping zombies A baby resembling a small cantaloupe named L'il Mellem\* A woman bad guy with leaky nose holes Poisonous taffy with hypnotic powers A death-defying chase between Racecar and a Kiddie Go-Cart An island named Coney Octopoo

Stuff in this book that smells A man who is mostly a skunk a traveling bathroom a VAT of stink juice A large herd of animals in Tanzania The Cheese Stuff in this book that doesn't smell A beautiful princess. Except she's not in this book.

A complete summary of the story Crash Boom Zzzap Bang Pow Zooooom Splam Whoosh Swish Yeooow Oooch Oof Pzzzzt Brrring Yuk Yuk An incomplete summary of the characters A racecar disguised as a fire truck a baby dressed like Otto A prison escapee with a dangling head Two dumb bad guys that you already know A turkey who looks like a chicken