In "Phineas L. Macguire... Gets Slimed!: The Second Experiment," Phineas is back with his quirky adventures in science and friendship. This time, he’s navigating the ups and downs of fifth grade while dealing with the latest challenge: a school science fair. Determined to prove himself, Phineas teams up with his friends but faces a series of mishaps, including a disastrous experiment that involves slime! As he works through these challenges, Phineas learns valuable lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and embracing failure. With humor and heart, this story showcases the trials of adolescence and the importance of friendship. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Thorndike Literacy Bridge, Thorndike Literacy Bridge Middle Readers .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-10 years.

There are 159 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Thorndike Press .

Preston McDaniels is the illustrator of the Phineas L. MacGuire series and Cynthia Rylant's Lighthouse Family series. He lives in Aurora, Nebraska, with his wife and two daughters. Frances O Roark Dowell is the editor and co-founder of Dream/Girl, an arts magazine for girls and has been Poet in Residence at Duke University. She has had dozens of poems published in literary journals, and is the author of two previous children's novels, Dovey Coe and Where I'd Like to Be. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons.