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Miller, Edward
3 Reviews
(4)
K-3
As more and more trash accumulates in an empty city lot, a gang of rats moves in and bullies the peaceful bug residents. To the rodents' dismay, a group of girls and boys (with the bugs pitching in) cleans up the lot, recycles the trash, and plants a garden. The purposeful story is rounded out with amusing illustrations and notes about recycling.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey
(2)
YA
After a gun goes off in the cafeteria, fourteen-year-old Colin Fischer is determined to figure out who brought the gun to school; having Asperger's proves both help and hindrance to the young detective. Readers will appreciate the snappy dialogue, Colin's notebook entries, and the footnotes describing the kind of details that fascinate him in this engaging and humorous mystery.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2013
(3)
K-3
This introduction covers a lot of territory and is humorously illustrated with digital art (dentist-queasy kids may want to skip the picture of a needle in the gums). While information about loose teeth is carefully worded ("the Tooth Fairy is believed to take the teeth"), a website about the tooth fairy listed at the back lets the cat out of the bag.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
3 reviews
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