(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Christopher Ryniak. Lerner finds a magic worm--when it eats a printed word, that thing disappears--and discovers she has the power to delete what she doesn't like about her new school, most of all the oppressive popular clique. But she also learns about the dangerous seduction of power. Despite one too many subplots, humorous story-related news and Internet clippings add to the offbeat flavor of this undeniably (and unapologetically) outlandish tale.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli