Reviews" Dystopia meets "Wimpy Kid" in this mash-up . . . Hand Skye's latest to the crowd that appreciates Janet Tashjian's "MyLife As A..." series, or any kid who craves comic-style illustrations and slapstick, laugh-out-loud humor ."-- School Library Journal, " Dystopia meets "Wimpy Kid" in this this mash-up . . . Hand Skye's latest to the crowd that appreciates Janet Tashjian's "MyLife As A..." series, or any kid who craves comic-style illustrations and slapstick, laugh-out-loud humor ."-- School Library Journal, The Creature from My Closet series: "Highly amusing new series starter . . . Skye gives Rob a self-deprecating charm and highlights the pleasures of books both subtly and effectively." - Booklist "Filled with spot-on commentary and a wince-inducing supporting cast, middle grade guys won't be able to keep Wonkenstein to themselves. . . . This pitch-perfect offering should appeal to reluctant readers, not to mention the legion Wimpy Kid fans." - Shelf Awareness "Original and hilarious." - School Library Journal "Skye captures all the silly action in the winning text-plus-cartoons format. . . . Rob's dry commentary on his family, school, and social life is sure to provoke laughs." - Publishers Weekly
Series Volume Number1
SynopsisFirst in a new series. In a post-apocalyptic world, AV (Anti-Violence) Club members Tip, Mindy, Owen, and Xen develop semi-super powers and use them to try to save their middle school. Illustrations., Book 1 in a post-apocalyptic diary fiction odyssey! Waddle Jr. High has become a dystopian outpost with divided cliques--Pepville, Jockstown, Staffland, and even Geekdom. Society may be in danger but middle school must go on. Enter geeky Tip and all his friends: easy-to-blush Owen, coding master Xennipher, and brilliant, dependable Mindy, who've all had enough of being bullied and decide to take a stand. Together, they form a secret vigilante group: the League of Average Mediocre Entities, better known as LAME. With everything that's going on in the world, their school could use a few heroes. And what if those heroes were geeked-up superheroes? Get ready. Better yet, get LAME! This irrepressible spoof series is full of the same clever humor and hilarious cartoon illustrations as the Creature From My Closet series, but for a slightly older middle-grade audience. This has Common Core connections. Christy Ottaviano Books, Book 1 in a post-apocalyptic diary fiction odyssey Waddle Jr. High has become a dystopian outpost with divided cliques--Pepville, Jockstown, Staffland, and even Geekdom. Society may be in danger but middle school must go on. Enter geeky Tip and all his friends: easy-to-blush Owen, coding master Xennipher, and brilliant, dependable Mindy, who've all had enough of being bullied and decide to take a stand. Together, they form a secret vigilante group: the League of Average Mediocre Entities, better known as LAME. With everything that's going on in the world, their school could use a few heroes. And what if those heroes were geeked-up superheroes? Get ready. Better yet, get LAME This irrepressible spoof series is full of the same clever humor and hilarious cartoon illustrations as the Creature From My Closet series, but for a slightly older middle-grade audience. This has Common Core connections. Christy Ottaviano Books
LC Classification NumberPZ7.S62877Gb 2018