The hilarious first book in an all-new illustrated middle-grade series starring young inventor Rube Goldberg--now in paperback Grab a wrench, flip a switch, and get ready to spring into this all-new, sidesplitting illustrated series featuring a young master of machines--Rube Goldberg! With summer gone too quickly, Rube must finally face what he's been dreading all vacation: middle school! He's not ready for new classes, new people, new everything--and it's really taking a toll on him. With his anxieties in full gear, all Rube wants to do is do what he does best: invent! When Principal Kim announces that the school is going to throw a Contraption Convention--Con Con--Rube is ready to show off his skills and get out of his funk! But things just can't seem to go right for Rube: He gets banned from Con Con, his friendships are strained, and weird, ghostly incidents begin to throw the town into total chaos. But Rube has a big solution to every little problem, and he's ready to get back on t
