BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Hitting the Books: School Stories (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 30, 1994

THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER

by Barbara Robinson

"The Herdmans will delight readers of this spirited sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972). (Fiction. 8+)"

Not just your average naughty children, the Herdmans occasionally step over the line into juvenile delinquency- -but they do it with such panache that the reader cannot help but be impressed. Read full book review >

Cover art for MY SCHOOL IS WORSE THAN YOURS

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 1997

MY SCHOOL IS WORSE THAN YOURS

by Tom Toles, illustrated by Tom Toles

"Middle-schoolers, including reluctant readers, will want more fast- paced, attention-grabbing books about Raven Royce and her wacky school. (Fiction. 8-12)"

A Pulitzer Prizewinning cartoonist debuts with a hilarious book that is ideal for classroom read-alouds. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2006

THE STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD: BEING THE TALE OF A CLEVER GIRL, A RUBBER BOY AND A COLLECTION OF FLYING MACHINES, MOSTLY BROKEN

by Howard Whitehouse, illustrated by Bill Slavin

"An entertaining mix of high and low comedy: Expect sequels, and look forward to them. (Fantasy. 10-12)"

In this lighter-than-air Victorian school story, young Emmaline Cayley, consigned to Yorkshire's forbidding St. Read full book review >