Danny's Doodles: The Jelly Bean Experiment [Paperback]

<p><strong>Here's a fact: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% Weird</strong></p><p>Danny Cohen and Calvin Waffle are two very different kids. Danny likes playing baseball; Calvin enjoys strange experiments. Danny follows the rules at school; Calvin tries to drive his teacher crazy.</p><p>Danny and Calvin decide to team up for the big jelly bean experiment. Will it lead to trouble? Maybe. Will they have fun trying? You can count on it.</p><p><b>Chapter 1<br>Monday and the Jelly Beans</b></p><p>I am the subject of Calvin Waffle's experiment.</p><p>Last week at school he followed me everywhere. He didn't stay close, but he was there. Lurking. He made a list of everyone who walked up to me, everyone who spoke to me. He listed their names and how long we talked.</p><p>"What's with all the names and numbers?" I asked.</p><p>"I need them for my experiment," Calvin told me. "They're statistics, the backbone of science."</p><p>No, they're not, I thought. The backbones of science are test tubes and microscopes and jars of chemicals, stinky chemicals that make your hands turn colors. </p><p>I know what statistics are. They're the backbone of sports. I know baseball batting averages, football passing and rushing records, and basketball shooting percentages.</p><p>Here's a statistic: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% weird.</p><p>All last week he followed me and lurked. Now it's Monday. We're on our way to school and he has that list. It's in his shirt pocket. It's folded and sticking up a bit like a fancy handkerchief. </p><p>"Are you going to keep watching who talks to me?"</p><p>Calvin shakes his head way up and down. He's nodding, telling me he'll keep watching. </p><p>"Last week was the control," he says. "This week is the experiment." l"