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Mike Reed.
Noah's attempts to impress the kids in his new neighborhood don't backfire, exactly, but they land him in water just hot enough to keep readers entertained. Hurwitz gets the summer suburban-neighborhood setting just right. She uses her likable eight-year-old hero's new-kid status to introduce us to a cast of characters who, with any luck, will stick around for a sequel or two.