Storm Runners Book 2: The Surge Review

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(More customer reviews)Okay, Roland. You have been downgraded from that category #5 Evil Genius. I was excited to receive my copy of The Surge and read it. Like Storm Runners: Book 1 it is action packed, wrapped tight, and has multidimensional characters. Chase and his friends face great danger and use their smarts and strengths. By the end, Roland, you were a tropical storm, almost. But you're heading back out over land and gaining strength. Will you make it back to category #5 - Evil Genius? 9.0 on the Richter scale, or maybe a 6 on the VEI (thanks wiki)? I can't wait to read Storm Runners #3: Eruption.

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Master of middle-grade adventure Roland Smith returns with a second installment in this fast-paced action series.
Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have just survived Hurricane Emily, the storm of the century, but their troubles are just beginning. Though they've made it to the safety of Nicole's family's farm -- the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus -- the flood waters are rising and they need to reach higher ground. The circus's lions have escaped their cages, and a mean and unpredicable leopard is also on the loose. And then, of course, there's the problem of the wildlife preserve next door! Have Chase and his friends lived through a terrifying night only to face a new danger?

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Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers Review

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(More customer reviews)The main characters are Billy, Petey, Diaper Dog,and Dr. Dilbert Dinkle. Billy is Super Diaper Baby. His powers are supersmart, superstrong, and to fly. Diaper Dog is Billy's pet. Dr. Dilbert Dinkle is a evil scientist. He turns into water and then a peepee monster. Petey is an evil cat and peepee monster's pet.
Do NOT listen to the bad reviews. This book is really good. Read Dav's books they are hilarious. It inspires kids to read. I read it twice in one day.
I have read Mighty Robot, Captain Underpants, Ook and Gluk, and Super Diaper Baby. Super Diaper Baby 2 was the 1st place winner. It is the best because a baby fights a peepee monster.
My favorite part was when a robot cat ate all the toilets in the town. Pee drops brought the toilets to the cat.
I want Dav to be way grosser and funnier in the next book.

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THE BABY IS BACK! Dav Pilkey's pint-sized powerhouse returns for another amazing adventure!

George and Harold (the co-stars of the enormously popular Captain Underpants series) are in big trouble again! Their mean principal, Mr. Krupp, has had it with their comic books. But the boys aren't giving up, and they decide to create an all-new epic novel about a subject they've never tackled before!
Dr. Dilbert Dinkle started his career as an ordinary, everyday evil genius/inventor/bank robber. But when he awakens one day transformed into a walking, talking puddle of pee, he vows to destroy every toilet in town. Will the devious Dr. Dinkle and his conniving cat, Petey, ruin restrooms for the rest of us? Or could this be a job for the death-defying duo of Super Diaper Baby and Diaper Dog?

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13 Gifts Review

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Wendy Mass seems to know that birthdays are really important to kids, especially their 13th birthday. This is her second book revolving around a deadline of turning 13, and it adds a layer of excitement and suspense.
There is also a mystical aspect to the book. There is a mysterious old woman who loves to give school students tasks to complete...and if they don't she usually threatens dire circumstances. The fantastical element makes the book more fun to read and opens limitless possibilities.
The plot is also a lot of fun. Tara (and her friends) have to find 13 different items, all of which seem random and unconnected. It turns out they lead to more excitement and adventure for the entire town!
While the fantasy and the birthday is fun, what really makes this book are the characters and the relationships. Tara has moved around her entire life, so she is always on the outside of groups and doesn't really know how to make friends and depend on others. Luckily, she is given a chance to make some real friends and learns what it is like. She is smart, kind, and it is so much fun to watch her grow.
All of her new friends are realistic and I think kids will be able to see themselves in someone. There is the sweet and nervous David, getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah, without his father by his side. He was my favorite character because he is so mature for his age and is the key for Tara and her journey.
It was another great book by Wendy Mass. She proves, once again, that she understand the middle grade audience. I am really glad I can give this to my husband's middle school classroom!
Find this one for the 11-14 year old in your life!

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Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13!
When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Tara thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. It's not a typical birthday. But then again, nothing is Willow Falls is exactly typical!

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