Whole Nother Story Series by Cuthbert Soup, Dick Hill

The Cheesemans are a family on the run. Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of evildoers want to get their greedy hands on it. Mr. Cheeseman and his three children must keep their identities secret and stay one step ahead of the villains as they run from town to town, escape dangerous situations, even change their names. Luckily, though they may not have the names they were born with, they do have their smarts and quite a bit of good luck... moreThe Cheesemans are a family on the run. Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of evildoers want to get their greedy hands on it. Mr. Cheeseman and his three children must keep their identities secret and stay one step ahead of the villains as they run from town to town, escape dangerous situations, even change their names. Luckily, though they may not have the names they were born with, they do have their smarts and quite a bit of good luck. They ll soon encounter a bunch of unusual but helpful characters, some of whom are really far more than they appear to be. The first of these characters is Dr. Cuthbert Soup. He not only runs the National Center for Unsolicited Advice, he also serves as narrator for this madcap adventure story, offering a word or two of wisdom from time to time. Sometimes, Dr. Soup even has four words like now: Listen to this book." less

The plan was simple. Ethan Cheeseman, along with his three smart, polite, and relatively odor-free children, would travel back in time to end a family curse and save their mother. Now that the LVR (a super-secret time machine) is working, it’s easy peasy. Except they didn’t account for one basic rule of science: Murphy’s Law — if something can go wrong, it will.The LVR crashes, with a meteor-sized hole in its roof... moreThe plan was simple. Ethan Cheeseman, along with his three smart, polite, and relatively odor-free children, would travel back in time to end a family curse and save their mother. Now that the LVR (a super-secret time machine) is working, it’s easy peasy. Except they didn’t account for one basic rule of science: Murphy’s Law — if something can go wrong, it will.The LVR crashes, with a meteor-sized hole in its roof. They’ve made it to 1668, but they’re stuck in the middle of nowhere, without a way back home, and someone thinks they’re weetches — er, witches. Could it get any worse? How about when they encounter a pirate ship, a haunted castle, and two mysterious visitors — one there to rescue the family, the other, mmm . . . not so much. Our trusty narrator, Dr. Soup, has a ton of unsolicited advice for readers but not a lot to say to help the Cheesemans. Just this one thing:GOOD LUCK. less

The Cheeseman family is tucked into the LVR-ZX (their super-secret time machine) and en route to rescue their beloved mother. But then the LVR-ZX gets kicked off the Time Arc and our heroes are stuck! Not in the present or the past — but in Some Times. There, the Cheesemans encounter dinosaurs, Vikings, and a caveman who may just be a relative. But as the family tries desperately to get back home, there is one person still to meet. The one we’ve all been waiting for . . .Dr. Cuthbert Soup... moreThe Cheeseman family is tucked into the LVR-ZX (their super-secret time machine) and en route to rescue their beloved mother. But then the LVR-ZX gets kicked off the Time Arc and our heroes are stuck! Not in the present or the past — but in Some Times. There, the Cheesemans encounter dinosaurs, Vikings, and a caveman who may just be a relative. But as the family tries desperately to get back home, there is one person still to meet. The one we’ve all been waiting for . . .Dr. Cuthbert Soup.He knows the whole story, and he’s not afraid to tell it. (And you don’t want to miss it.)“If Lemony Snicket and Dave Barry got married and had a baby, this book would be it.” — Critiquing the World“If the kids are waiting for the next Wimpy Kid book, hand them this one.” — San Francisco Chronicle less