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GOTCHA! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends

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Written by David Acer, illustrated by Stephen MacEachern, and published by Kids Can Press, Gotcha! is a collection of paranormal tricks, hoaxes and experiments kids can unleash on their friends that gives them a chance to explore some astonishing phenomena while at the same time thinking critically about it. The book, while self-contained, is a spinoff of David's work on Discovery Kids' award-winning series, Mystery Hunters, and has been translated into French and Danish. In 2009, GOTCHA was also nominated for a Hackmatack Literary Award.

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The Truth is in Here!

Does Bigfoot exist? Are crop circles made by aliens? Can dead bodies climb out of their graves and show up at your birthday party? Join Doubting Dave and the Mystery Hunters as they investigate some of the world’s oldest and coolest mysteries, THEN learn how to recreate those mysteries YOURSELF to fool your friends!

  • Make fake Bigfoot prints in your own backyard!
  • Take phony UFO photos in your car!
  • Use an amazing illusion to turn yourself into a headless zombie!
  • Show your friends a crazy card trick that will convince them you can travel through time!
  • Pull a “King Midas” and turn a pencil into gold!
  • Freeze your BFF in his tracks with a trick that looks like hypnosis!

PLUS you'll learn how to test your ESP, snap a fake ghost photo, bend a spoon with your brain and 9 other cool feats. AND teenage Mystery Hunters Araya and Christina answer all your questions about ghosts, aliens, psychics, hypnotists, sea monsters, Bigfoot and more! Find out the truth while you freak out your friends, then you can say GOTCHA!