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Hicks, Clifford Byron was born on August 10, 1920 in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. Son of Nathan LeRoy and Kathryn Marie (Carson) Hicks.
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Alvin Fernald, boy detective, combines his Magnificent Brain with a summer theater's costume collection to solve a mystery involving hidden treasure and a secret cave.
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Although he is angry and confused because of the impending arrival of his older sister's baby in a family he thinks is already perfect, twelve-year-old Pete finds a welcome distraction in his best friend's disastrous attempts to set several new world records.
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Since 1960, both boys and girls have enjoyed reading about Alvin Fernald and his Magnificent Brain. Whenever it clicks into action and a glassy stare comes into his eyes, it's time to watch out! Because Alvin is thinking up another marvelous invention. Maybe it's the Foolproof Burglar Alarm for his bedroom door, or a Sure Shot Paper Slinger for delivering newspapers from his bike. Or a Portable Fire Escape, very handy when it comes time to crawl out the window for a secret meeting with his best pal, Shoie. No doubt about it, as his sister the Pest says, 'Alvin is a genius!' The hint of a mystery surrounding the old Huntley place is all Alvin needs to launch a new series of inventions which bring extraordinary results. His remarkable inventing bench becomes the scene of frenzied activity. With Shoie and the Pest, who always tags along, there is never a dull moment as Alvin unfolds the most brilliant plan of his career.
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A class project turns into a major—or we should say, “mayor,” event when Riverton's Mayor Massey proposes to turn the city government over to the winner of the class election and his party for one whole day. Things pop right along as Alvin, with the helpful maneuverings of Speedy Glomitz, runs against the no-longer-shy Theresa Undermine. Sometimes Speedy's maneuvering is a little disconcerting. What's really going on behind those lazy eyes that don’t seem to miss a thing? The tension continues to build when Alvin is elected, and though he may not like Mayor Massey, he definitely likes being mayor for a day! But it seems that Speedy is now ready to collect, staying immovably in the picture—and in Alvin’s office! When his secretary, the Pest, finds a little leather-bound book at the bottom of a drawer the situation becomes critical. The mysterious facts it discloses puts Alvin's Magnificent Brain and his freewheeling 5th grade government staff to the supreme test—bringing the day of a lifetime to a smashing—and satisfying—close.
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A young boy describes his life with his grandfather who devotes his time to such hobbies as lion taming, hypnotizing chickens, and inventing the Great Stone Man.
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Hicks, Clifford Byron was born on August 10, 1920 in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. Son of Nathan LeRoy and Kathryn Marie (Carson) Hicks.
He graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, then served as a United States. Marine during World World War II, earning the Silver Star.
In 1945, he joined the staff of Popular Mechanics magazine, and became a special projects editor in 1963. He wrote the magazine"s Do-lieutenant-Yourself Materials Guide and edited the Do-lieutenant-Yourself Encyclopedia. The next year, he wrote The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, the first of a series of books about a boy who relies on his "Magnificent Brain" to solve problems.
The books inspired a pair of two-part Disney television movies: The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974), and The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976).
Hicks wrote one non-fiction children"s book, The World Above (1965), which discusses the Earth"s atmosphere and the universe beyond. In 1971, he began the, which follows the misadventures of a small town boy who often gets into trouble "by accident".
Hicks also wrote a two-act play, Alvin Fernald, Mayor for a Day (1992), which was based on one of his Alvin Fernald books On September 29, 2010, Hicks died at his home in Brevard, North Carolina at the age of 90.
(Although he is angry and confused because of the impendin...)
(A class project turns into a major—or we should say, “may...)
(Alvin Fernald, boy detective, combines his Magnificent Br...)
(A young boy describes his life with his grandfather who d...)
(Alvin Fernald, possessor of the Magnificent Brain, strike...)
(More adventures of the Magnificent Brain, including an Ap...)
(More adventures of the Magnificent Brain, including an Ap...)
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(By Clifford B. Hicks and illustrated by George Wilde)
Served to major United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Society Midland Authors, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Rachel G. Reimer, May 12, 1945. Children— David P., Douglas L., Gary R.