Millicent has all the normal problems that go with being eleven: she has trouble making friends; she is forced to tutor a boy she doesn't like; and her parents are embarrassing! In fact, the only thing that makes Millicent other than normal is the fact that she is a genius. At two years of age, she visited Jay Leno and rattled off the names of U.S. presidents, in order of years of service, and in alphabetical order. She is probably the only eleven-year-old girl about to graduate high school. Being a genius stands in the way of making friends, but not always in the way Millicent thinks it does. When she meets Emily, Millicent decides not to tell Emily that she is a genius. Their budding friendship is threatened, however, by the fact that Emily is attracted to Stanford, the boy Millicent is tutoring. The feeling is mutual, and Stanford makes Millicent swear that she won't tell Emily that Milli is tutoring him, which leads to Emily's embarrassing conclusion that Stanford is tutoring Milli. Will Millicent have the courage to tell Emily the truth, before it is too late?

Similar books: Ever After, a Novel by Rachel Vail; Tangerine by Eric Bloor

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 6/1/2009

ISBN-10: 0439425190

ISBN-13: 9780439425193

Check the library catalog

What would you serve your teacher if she were coming to your house for breakfast? Milo's big sister Sam has invited her favorite teacher over for breakfast on Saturday. Mom is going to serve her famous flapjacks. But disaster strikes when Mom gets sick and can't make the pancakes. Will Sam and Milo be able to mix up a batch of pancakes on their own? Or will this breakfast turn out to be a big disaster!

Similar books: Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/15/2009

ISBN-10: 1593361130

ISBN-13: 9781593361136

Check the library catalog

What are the students in Room 207 going to do? Their sweet and loving teacher, Miss Nelson is missing and was replaced with the terrible and mean substitute teacher, Miss Viola Swamp. Miss Swamp always wears an ugly black dress, yells at them, raps on the desk with her ruler, and loads them down with homework. Even though they had misbehaved badly for Miss Nelson: throwing spitballs, squirming in their desks, being rude during storytime, and flying paper airplanes, the students of Room 207 would do anything to get her back. What would it take to get Miss Nelson to return?

Similar authors: James Marshall; Frank Asch; Christine M. Schneider; Harriet Ziefert; Peggy Parish

Similar books: Miss Nelson is Back by Harry Allard; Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard; George and Martha: One Fine Day by James Marshall; Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish; Picky Mrs. Pickle by Christine M. Schneider

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/1/2011

ISBN-10: 0395252962

ISBN-13: 9780395252963

Check the library catalog

What's a boy to do!!! Bob's whole world seems to be bombarded with palindromes. Palindromes are words that are spelled the same way forward and backward and are turning Bob's life upside down. Mom, Dad, Anna, and Sis all seem to have fallen victim to this word phenomenon. But never fear, at the end of this tale, Bob is totally convinced that he has discovered a solution to all this craziness or has he? The young reader will love reading this book and discovering over 101 palindromes contained within its pages.

Similar authors: Amy Krouse Rosenthal; Richard Lederer

Similar books: A is for Zebra by Mark Shulman; Aa is for Aardvark by Mark Shulman; The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal; The Circus of Words by Richard Lederer; Sit on a Potato Pan, Otis!: More palindromes by Jon Agee

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/22/2011

ISBN-10: 0811843289

ISBN-13: 9780811843287

Check the library catalog

Minnie LOVES spaghetti! In fact, she is too busy twirling, cooking, and eating spaghetti to play with her friend Freddy. Can Freddy find a way to get his pasta-loving friend away from the spaghetti so he has someone to play with? This is a delightfully funny story, told in verse, for the beginning reader.

Similar books: Is the Spaghetti Ready? by Frank B.Edwards; On top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson; Doodler Doodling by Rita Golden Gelman; Pizza Pat by Rita Golden Gelman

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 8/3/2009

ISBN-10: 0590457837

ISBN-13: 9780590457835

Check the library catalog