"Take a son who is an expert painter and sculptor. Add a mother who is good at organizing details and a father who is a great storyteller and salesman. Find out how this family used its talents for all the wrong purposes!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Red system" series part identified by red band on books as identified on publisher webpage for Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/lli_Overview.aspx.