Captain Nobody

The narrator did a fine job of reading this book. I was hooked from the first chapter. Even if you read this book instead of listen to it as I did, you could be cheering for Newt Newman (Captain Nobody) as he is a saver to many people he encounters.
Without giving too much away: His older brother, Chris has an accident and is the focus of his parents' attention. Poor Newt was overlooked before, but now even more so. Halloween is coming up and his friends encourage him to come up with a costume. What happened was more than a wardrobe change!
Great book to discuss with friends. Let me know what you think about this Maud Hart Lovelace Nominee by Dean Pitchford.

Please Write in This Book! by Mary Amato

I would say this book is a cross between the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants but much better. Third and Fourth graders will like this very fast read and may get good ideas for writing their own book.
The story: Ms. Wurtz, the teacher, puts a blank book in the Writing Center with only two rules: Have fun and Sign your name. The students find the book and write in it. The personality of each writer is quite obvious. Many of the entries have simple drawings to add to the light heartedness of the book. And the transition from snot to collaborative story is amazing.
This is a Maud Hart Lovelace Nominee 2011-12

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

How do you think you'd feel being a new student in your third grade class? You miss your best friend and your old apartment and plus another new student is a big bully to everyone. Dyamonde is a spunky new girl and she solves the problem of the bully in addition to getting a new best friend. Younger readers will enjoy this Nikki Grimes short chapter book and older students will love a quick read.
This book is one of our Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees for 2011-12 Division I

The Maze of Bones

The first book of the 39 Clues series written by Rick Riordan was a fun book to listen to. No I didn't read it aloud to myself, I checked out the CD at the library on Wentworth. It's a good way to catch up on some reading while I drive to school. I know many of you have already read these books so I was anxious to find out why everyone seemed to like them. The story centers around two very likable siblings, Dan and Amy who are searching for answers to clues and then more clues while traveling around with their amazing au pair.