Frannie tries to prevent chaos when her new lab assistant, Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally lets loose a giant, fifty-foot, arrow-shooting cupid. Franny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine's Day Franny gets just that -- a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn't a pure Lab. He's also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part beagle, part spaniel, part shepherd -- and all thumbs. Franny is fuming. She doesn't even need an...

When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead.

Franny tries to find a way out of the predicament of having too much to do.

"Franny K. Stein isn t a fan of glamour. She doesn t style her hair, the thought of wearing makeup makes her want to gag, and she couldn t care less about wearing dressy dresses when she d much prefer her lab coat. But sometimes Franny wonders if her mom wishes she were different. Which gives Franny an idea&for an experiment! What if she can turn the beauty products her mom loves into something more exciting? Every experiment has its experimental...