Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes, and the Good Luck Circle

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What’s Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes and the Good Lunch Circle all about?

Imagine walking to school and being terrified at the sight of a 50-foot prehistoric amphibious Megalodon shark that has defied extinction and is living under an old drawbridge, discovering a 3-inch dead talking shiner fish who rules the undersea kingdom of “High Voltage,” witnessing lunchboxes soaring through the air escorted by flying fish, all after stepping inside the Good Luck Circle…

From a recent book review:

“An engaging and uplifting tale with more interesting characters than a Narnia adventure.”
-Steve Alten, New York Times bestselling author of the Meg series.

The 336-page story of Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes, and the Good Luck Circle was born from real-life Laura McKinney’s imaginative adventures on her 1,652 walks to school. Over a span of 10 years, since she was in pre-kindergarten all way through 8th grade, she was never driven to school.

With her friends and her father, author Frank McKinney, she walked from their historic 90 year old beach cottage through a dense rain forest-like grove of tropical trees, past a eerie nature preserve, and over a rickety old drawbridge on the Intracoastal Waterway. These one-mile odysseys occur every single school day of her life.

Let Ppeekk, all her friends, Dead Fred, the evil Megalodon and his army of vicious crabs and blood-red remora fish take you on this fantastical journey…

Dead Fred Reviews

My 11 year-old granddaughter enjoys having Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes and the Good Luck Circle read to her by her grandfather. They read is every year (they are on their 4th reading). This year she even dressed as Mini Romey for her Halloween costume and carried the book along as a prop. This book by Frank McKinney allows her to use her imagination as she hears the adventures of PPeekk, Mini Romey and Quatro. She loves hearing about Dead Fred, Megalodon and High Voltage. It’s a magical book of a fantasy land that captivates children. I highly recommend it.

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