Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Scenes From the Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson
Lights. Camera. Action! Arthur Bean is back and headed for the big screen.
Arthur and Robbie have called a truce now that the writing contest and school play are over, but plans go astray when Arthur’s new girlfriend, Anila, gets jealous of his friendship with cool-girl Kennedy. And then there’s that little problem of the movie camera Arthur and Robbie borrowed to film their upcoming blockbuster movie…
As Arthur’s life goes off the rails all over again, laughs for the reader are right on track. Emails, doodles, texts, newspaper articles, and AV Club rules (which Arthur and Robbie usually break) give the story the same engaging look as A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius.
September 3rd
Dear RJ,
Did you miss me? I missed having you around.
Camp was crazy, but now I have the skills to make
an award-winning documentary that tells all about
sense of humor!
I have so much to tell you, and it’s not all that
boring stuff like last year. I guess I could call you
something else now. I kind of like RJ though. Instead
of standing for “Reading Journal,” maybe now RJ
means “Really Juicy”—as in the gossip I have for you.
This summer was epic! For one thing, I really
thought arts camp would suck, but it was pretty cool.
I wish I had time to tell you all about it right now, but
I’m leaving to go and hang out with my girlfriend.
That’s right. I said MY GIRLFRIEND. I told you I
have a lot to tell you, but you’ll have to wait!
Yours truly,
Arthur Bean
Stacey Matson has worked in a theater program on Parliament Hill and written theater pieces for the Glenbow Museum and for the All-Nations Theatre in Calgary. She earned her master of arts in children’s literature at the University of British Columbia. Stacey lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Visit Stacey at staceymatson.com.
