(4) 4-6 Creature from My Closet series. In the sixth installment, average-guy Rob's wacky-creature-spewing closet sends him a mixture of Ebenezer Scrooge and LEGO Batman; Batneezer helps Rob rediscover his love of books and save the school library. The plot is meandering and the subplots are weak, but the series' wacky humor and familiar Jeff Kinney–esque cartoons should keep readers going.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Creature from My Closet series. A botched chemical reaction causes strange creature combos to emerge from Rob's closet (Wonkenstein; Potterwookie; Pinocula)--now it's Katfish, a cross between a mermaid and Katniss from Hunger Games who helps Rob make new friends. Rob chronicles his many mishaps and, every now and then, a triumph, with boyish anecdotes featuring all-too-familiar Jeff Kinney–style comics.

Reviewer: Shara Hardeson

(4) 4-6 Creature from My Closet series. A botched chemical reaction causes strange creatures to emerge from Rob's closet: Wonkenstein featured half-Willy Wonka/half-Frankenstein; Potterwookie introduced a half-Chewbacca/half-Harry Potter creature. Now there's Pinocula (half-vampire/half-Pinocchio) whose trickster ways get Rob into a mess of trouble. Rob chronicles one mishap after another with boyish anecdotes featuring all-too-familiar Jeff Kinney–style comics.

Reviewer: Shara Hardeson

(4) 4-6 Creature from My Closet series. When a chemical reaction goes wrong, strange creatures begin to emerge from Rob's closet. First Wonkenstein (half Willy Wonka, half Frankenstein), then Potterwookiee (half Chewbacca, half Harry Potter), whose magical powers come in handy when Rob needs help at a reality TV show audition. Rob chronicles one mishap after another with amusing anecdotes featuring all-too-familiar Jeff Kinney–style comics.

Reviewer: Shara Hardeson

(3) 4-6 Creature from My Closet series. Robert Columbo Burnside is a self-proclaimed "pretty average kid...who can't play piano with my rear like that one genius kid, Todd, who lives down the street." He comically documents his daily mishaps, including the appearance of a half-Willy-Wonka, half-Frankenstein's-monster man who escapes from his closet. Rob's offbeat, stream-of-consciousness narration moves quickly; Wimpy Kid-esque cartoons and speech bubbles extend the jokes.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan