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griffonwing · 07-11-2009, 09:32 PM

First off, I'd like to request prefixes for this forum. "Looking For" and "Found" possibly.

I am looking for the name of a a young adult book. I used to own the book as a child. The stories revolved around a young teenage boy. Part of his name was Alva, and he claimed that he was named after Thomas Alva Edison, although I believe this wasn't the case.

He had a paper route, and in the first story of the book, he is awakened by his alarm clock, which had the bells removed, and wound up a string that was tied to his big toe. This was to keep the family was being awoken.

He invented a paper-throwning machine that he built into his bicycle that would take the rolled up newspapers and eject them onto the steps of the houses.

He also had a little sister who loved to look at all the cool gadgets in his room, so he put up a devices, basically a boxing glove on a spring, that if you opened his bedroom door without disabling the trp, you got hit. She hated that, and it kept her out.

I used to read Encyclopedia Brown books, so at first I thought this was the same kid, but I was mistaken. It's been 20 years since I've seen the books, and cannot recall any name of the title. All google searches for my inquiries come up blank as well.

Thanks

gw

07-11-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	Looking For - young adult fiction - child inventor First off, I'd like to request prefixes for this forum. "Looking For" and "Found" possibly. I am looking for the name of a a young adult book. I used to own the book as a child. The stories revolved around a young teenage boy. Part of his name was Alva, and he claimed that he was named after Thomas Alva Edison, although I believe this wasn't the case. He had a paper route, and in the first story of the book, he is awakened by his alarm clock, which had the bells removed, and wound up a string that was tied to his big toe. This was to keep the family was being awoken. He invented a paper-throwning machine that he built into his bicycle that would take the rolled up newspapers and eject them onto the steps of the houses. He also had a little sister who loved to look at all the cool gadgets in his room, so he put up a devices, basically a boxing glove on a spring, that if you opened his bedroom door without disabling the trp, you got hit. She hated that, and it kept her out. I used to read Encyclopedia Brown books, so at first I thought this was the same kid, but I was mistaken. It's been 20 years since I've seen the books, and cannot recall any name of the title. All google searches for my inquiries come up blank as well. Thanks gw Last edited by griffonwing; 07-11-2009 at 09:35 PM.