The year is 1969. Nine-year old Joe-Joe is a little too curious about his mother Mae's brand new vacuum cleaner. Eventually, after Joe-Joe vacuums all the dirt from a potted houseplant, the machine explodes Dirt particles are everywhere in the room and Mae will be home in an hour. Despite his efforts to clean up what he has done, Mae cannot be fooled-she is furious And the Hoover vacuum cleaner is broken beyond repair...

A new neighbor moves into a posh Long Island neighborhood where everything is peaceful. Peaceful, that is, until the Guldstein family arrives and the comedy begins. This book will truly have you rolling on the floor in stitches. It's Christmas Eve Day and the moving truck is on it's way. Silently, behind the furnishings and packed cardboard boxes lie some menacing creatures. The Wilkersens, the new next door neighbors, host their annual Christmas Day party which proceeds as usual until some unexpected visitors appear out of nowhere and Oy Vey Their celebration becomes a chaotic mess....