Mia's thrilled that the basketball team at the recreation center has gone co-ed, so now she can play on the team like her brother does. To celebrate, her dad gives her a basketball charm for her bracelet. It seems like it must be lucky, because soon Mia is shining on the basketball court. Not only that, but she's also doing better in school. Then, she loses her charm, and everything starts to go wrong. What will she do without her lucky charm? Can she win without it?

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Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/20/2009

ISBN-10: 0142404314

ISBN-13: 9780142404317

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Nora is a genius, but no one knows it. She learned very early that people would treat her differently if they knew how smart she was. So she pretends to be an average student, until the fifth grade, when something changes. Suddenly, the kids around her are obsessed with grades, and her best friend, who didn't do well on the standardized tests, has started to believe he's not as good as the kids who did well. Nora hates to see him struggle, so she decides to do something about it. Deliberately earning D grades in most of her subjects (except spelling where she messed up and earned a C), Nora is determined to prove that grades don't mean anything. Will her plan backfire?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 1/28/2010

ISBN-10: 0689845154

ISBN-13: 9780689845154

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Rex Norton-Norton, better known as Rex Zero, is moving again, for the eighth time! He was excited about starting seventh grade at Hopewell School with his best friends but now he will be going to a different school across town. He and his friends, Kathy, James, and Buster, concoct a scheme so that Rex can still go to Hopewell. He doesn't mean to lie and steal as he pretends to belong at Hopewell School, but somehow that is what happens. It only takes five days for him to be found out! On top of that, three bullies are threatening him, his sister is up to no good, and his mother has been acting strangely. Why do these things happen to Rex and what will he do next? This is the third book about Rex Zero. Rex Zero and the End of the World is the first book and Rex Zero, King of Nothing is the second.

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 3/25/2011

ISBN-10: 0374362602

ISBN-13: 9780374362607

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Five girls with complicated family lives full of stepparents, half siblings, and custody battles join together and form the Right-Under club. Though they all have pink shirts with the letters RU on the front, the girls refuse to reveal that RU stands for the way their parents make them feel, like rotting leftover meat loaf left right under their noses. With their club motto being, 'We R There 4U.,' the girls take turns revealing a Right-Under problem at their meetings. After considering the problem, the others write down possible solutions which are discussed until the best one remains. Can they trust each other enough to reveal their problems? Will they be able to put the solutions into action-for better or for worse?

Reviewed by: mec

Date read: 11/19/2009

ISBN-13: 9780385733342

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New to football, Manny knows that he has to make up for his size if he wants to succeed on the field. He might be small, but he's fast. He's confident that if the coach gives him a chance, he'll shine. When he takes the field, however, his skills fall flat, and he's removed from the kickoff team. Can Manny pull it together and become the football player he wants to be? Or is he destined to sit on the sidelines? Football fans will appreciate this title for the action on the field, and anyone who has ever struggled to develop a new skill will see themselves in Manny's efforts. This is the first book in the Winning Season series.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 1/7/2010

ISBN-10: 0670059404

ISBN-13: 9780670059409

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