Bestselling Norwegian mystery author Jo Nesb enters the world of childrens books with Doctor Proctors Fart Powder the first book in this very funny middlegrade series. Filled with magic wit and bathroom humor Doctor Proctor will keep boys and girls laughing until the end. Elevenyearold Nilly is new to the neighborhood but he is quick to make friends Doctor Proctor an eccentric professor who invents wacky potions and powders and brainy Lisa who is always teased by the twin terrors Truls and Trym. All is good farty fun when Nilly and Lisa help Doctor Proctor develop his latest invention a powder that makes you fart. The powder makes Nilly and Lisa VERY popular at school when they sell it for 50 cents a bag. And they get revenge on Truls and Trym by giving them an extrastrength dose of fart powder that shoots them up into a tree But when Doctor Proctor creates an industrialstrength version that can send people to outer space the kids must go to great lengths to protect the invention and keep it out of the hands of their neighbors who want to use the powder for evil purposes. In the spirit of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket Doctor Proctor offers a winning combination of humor adventure and absurdity that kids of all ages will loveproving that Jo Nesb can keep you on the edge of the seat and make your sides split in equal measure. show more