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DeWitt, Fowler

The Contagious Colors of Mumpley Middle School

265 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4424-7829-9 $16.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Rodolfo Montalvo. Aspiring scientist Wilmer Dooley seeks the answer to why his sixth-grade class is suddenly hyperactive, including his beloved Roxie. The third-person narrative is punctuated with Wilmer's journal entries, giving readers some breathing room amidst chaotic action, and while the mystery's solution seems rote (too much sugar), DeWitt's humor will appeal to many readers, as will the comic chapter-opening illustrations.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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