A fourth-grade boy who assembles a last-minute diorama that disassembles his life.
Nathaniel Ichabod Lampley woke up late one morning, remembering he’d forgotten something—a school project requiring a diorama of three animals in their natural habitats.
In a rush to not be late to school… again… he cobbles together his project: stuffed animals from a neglected toy chest, his sister’s crayons, and a Star Battles Trilogy shoebox.
What follows is an unraveling of misfortunes.
But Nathaniel is no stranger to misfortune. Misfortune has a way of finding Nathaniel.
Can he escape this curse—or is he destined to become the unluckiest boy in the history of the fourth grade?
Told by a Highly Important Narrator and interrupted by several less important side characters (not that they know their status), this charming, tongue-in-cheek tale is sure to delight readers of all ages.
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