9781599902388

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Bloomsbury USA Childrens

On sale:

July 2008

Price:

$12.99

Format:

Hardcover

Size:

5.5 x 8.25 in

Pages:

192 pp

Ages:

8-12

Grades:

3-6


ISBN-13: 9781599902388

ISBN-10: 1599902389



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9781599903613

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Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School

By Ruth McNally Barshaw

Book Description

When Ellie's family moves to a new town, she's sure she won't fit in. Nobody else likes to read as much as she does, the other kids tease her, and even the teachers can't seem to get her name right. But when the students need someone to help them rally against unfair lunch lines, it's Ellie to the rescue! And if shorter lines and better food prevail, can friendship be far behind?

Just in time for the back to school season, Ellie McDoodle takes pen to hand again as she chronicles the woes-and the happy surprises-of being a new kid. Chock-full of cartoons, diagrams, lists, games, and plenty of witty asides, this charming follow up to Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen,WillTravel will ease the new kid blues-and perhaps inspire some creative doodling, too.

Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen Will Travel carries healthy messages: Ellie finds a new friend in the librarian; reading is more interesting than TV and video games; her new friend’s Down syndrome brother is just another piece of a complicated life; peaceful protest works. But readers won’t notice as they gobble down this fast read, enjoying the jokes and riddles, familiar situations and interesting instructions for group games and paper-folding woven into the story." Kirkus Reviews

“Done in a style reminiscent of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this sequel to Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel is a humorous and realistic look at moving.”—School Library Journal