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Do Bananas Chew Gum?
Jamie Gilson (1997), 160 pages
Illustrated by Michael Garland
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Able to read and write at only a second grade level, sixth-grader Sam considers himself dumb. But feeling stupid is no simple matter. Like digging for treasure, there's no telling what you might find going on inside someone's head.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0688152945
ISBN-13: 9780688152949
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Deet has always known that he's different from other people: he just doesn't like the same things they do. He's worlds apart from his parents, whose common sense is nonexistent: to them, sense means buying a red Corvette when you've already run out of money. Deet keeps his life together because he's organized and efficient. When his dad is caught with drugs, arrested, and put in jail, Deet doesn't know how to hold it together anymore.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 5/14/2010
ISBN-10: 1416914005
ISBN-13: 9781416914006
Like a typical 16-year old, Amal has a crush on a cute boy, likes giggling and eating junk food with her friends, and fights with her parents. She is also an Australian-born Muslim Palestinian and has decided to wear the hijab, the Muslim head-scarf, full time. What will her classmates say? What color scarf best sets off her eyes? Both questions are equally important to Amal. Thought-provoking and funny at the same time, this first novel examines faith, culture, and serious teen issues with style and wit.
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 10/26/2009
ISBN-10: 0439919479
ISBN-13: 9780439919470
Ever since her best friend moved away, things have been hard for Erika. She loves her family's three dogs, but since a field trip last year, a popular girl named Kyla has been making fun of her for them. Kyla said their family's van smelled, and after that she called Erika's house a 'dog house.' After that, everyone started calling Erika 'dog girl,' and it wasn't a compliment. Erika's hopeful that things might be different this year in sixth grade. Her best friend is still gone, but there's a cool new girl in class named Mercedes who doesn't know yet about Erika's status as 'dog girl.' Can Erika find a way to make friends with Mercedes before Kyla turns Mercedes against her?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/30/2010
ISBN-10: 1551433605
ISBN-13: 9781551433608
Doggone...Third Grade!
Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna (2002), 80 pages
Illustrated by Stephanie Roth
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Gordie loves being in third grade with his best friend, Lamont. Then, two things happen: his teacher tells the class they'll be putting on a talent show, and a new kid named Red joins the class. Suddenly, Gordie is lost. He doesn't have a talent, and Lamont seems to want to be Red's best friend instead of Gordie's friend. Can Gordie wow the class with a talent and win back his best friend?
Similar books: Third Grade Stinks! by McKenna Third Grade Ghouls by McKenna
Third Grade Wedding Bells? by McKenna
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 12/31/2009
ISBN-10: 0823416968
ISBN-13: 9780823416967
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