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Cap Anderson was home-schooled on the Garland Farms commune until he began attending Claverage Middle School. He'd never seen TV, he'd never tasted pizza, but he does practice tai chi on the front lawn, and he knows how to tie-dye. When his grandmother is hospitalized Cap is sent to live with his new social worker. Smart but inexperienced, Cap earnestly takes on the coolest and the brightest as he adjusts to his new life. Cap is elected Class President as a prank, but slowly, the tables start to turn. Will Cap learn the name of all 1,100 students?
Similar books: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award 2011
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/7/2010
ISBN-10: 1423105168
ISBN-13: 9781423105169
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Grandma Dowdel is back, and the new preacher and his family live right next door. 12-year old Bob shares his older sister's dismay at the small town, little sister Ruth Ann's fascination with their neighbor, and his attempts to avoid the town bullies. Mrs. Dowdel becomes a friend and ally in spite of her outlandish behavior.
Similar books: Sequel to A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder.
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 1/19/2010
ISBN-10: 0803730829
ISBN-13: 9780803730823
Rob Montgomery is the star of the football team, and everyone knows it. Even Kevin, the second string quarterback, knows he could never come close to equaling Rob's talent. When Rob is injured and out for the season, Kevin's chance has come. How will he ever fill Rob's shoes, especially when everyone is hoping for a championship win this season? Can he prove that he can be more than just a second stringer?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 7/30/2009
ISBN-10: 0688159818
ISBN-13: 9780688159818
Secret Identity
Wendelin Van Draanen (2004), 138 pages
Illustrated by Brian Biggs
Audience: 4th Grade - 6th Grade
Nolan's sick of watching the class bully, Bubba, terrorizing everyone in school, stealing things, and getting away with it. When their teacher assigns a newspaper project, Nolan has a bright idea. If Nolan could catch Bubba in the act and post the results online, maybe he could turn the tables on Bubba. With that, Shredderman.com is born, meting out justice for the fifth grade. This is the first book in the Shredderman series.
Book Series: Shredderman
Awards nominated: Bluestem 2011
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 1/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0375823514
ISBN-13: 9780375823510
Reader Comments
Go Shredderman!Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0
No one likes being harrassed by the class bully. Fifth grader, Nolan Byrd, decides to take action by catching the bully in the act, and posting it for all to see. To do this, he invents a new identity-Shredderman!
For the first two weeks of second grade, Emily sits in the exact middle of the bus: not by the kindergartners, not by the older kids. Then, suddenly, there is a new, small bus, and Emily can no longer sit in the place she's comfortable. She's so flustered, she forgets her lunch. Her classmate, Vincetta Louise, says their teacher will give Emily a ticket. Will Emily get in trouble? This realistic school story with illustrations throughout the text is a great choice for readers new to chapter books.
Book Series: Second Grade Friends
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/10/2010
ISBN-10: 080507838X
ISBN-13: 9780805078381
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