Somewhere in the maelstrom of author Jo Nesbo’s mind was a Christmas story unlike any other. The result is Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder, Silent (But Deadly) Night, a book that even by its title, lets you in on the fact that it’s not traditional and clearly aimed at middle grade kids who like fart jokes. However, once you start reading the book you realize that it goes much deeper, touching on the commercialization of Christmas, the story of a retired Santa Claus, family memories and more. It does this while mixing in incredibly silly elements like a taxidermy giraffe head on the front of a flying car, copyright law and of course, fart powder.
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