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K-3
Illustrated by
Karen Lee Schmidt.
Alligator twins Max and Jax both have plans for the summer: Max to catch fish with Dad, Jax to hold a sleepover. Both are happy when school is finally out--and Max catches a big fish with Jax's secret bait. The two story lines don't quite come together in the end, but the simple chapters, well illustrated with polished watercolors, amusingly convey the age-appropriate concerns of the characters.