(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Andy Hammond. Julio, Lucas, and the rest of their class are facing their first standardized tests in this latest reassuring school story by Hurwitz. While test anxiety is the nominal focus here, there are plenty of other events--Julio's big brother getting his license, a skating party, an appendectomy--to keep both readers and characters from getting too anxious (or serious).

Reviewer: Roger Sutton