Posted by John David Anderson
Cover art by Rafael Mayani
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Tag: school stories
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Elements of Genius: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating
Cover art by Lissy Marlin
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The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
Cover art by Dion MBD
Quote of the Day – Liar & Spy
Everyone in my class, even Bob English Who Draws is paying attention today, because this is the first day of “How We Taste,” also known as The Science Unit of Destiny.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
Quote of the Day – Feathers
Ms. Johnson said the only way you can deposit a word in your bank is by committing it to memory. I hadn’t deposited surreal. I guess I must have spent it somewhere.
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
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Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Cover art by Svetlana Chmakova
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My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin
Cover art by JW & Melissa Buchanan
Quote of the Day – My Life as a Potato
Excitement bubbles in my chest like a shaken can of soda. Out of all the guys in the school, Jayla picked me. Walked right up to me in the cafeteria with everyone watching. I feel like I have an aura shining around my head, like I’m the Chosen One in some fantasy novel.
–My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner
Quote of the Day – The Best at It
We lean in for a BRiC, which is a secret high five that the three of us invented, named after our initials: Bhai, Rahul, and Chelsea. We had to throw in the i because we needed a vowel to make it a word. I beat u in a three-way tie.
–The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
Book Review – My Life as a Potato
Ben Hardy has been cursed by potatoes. Moving to Idaho seemed like a bad sign — and sure enough, a catastrophe in the cafeteria soon lands him a job as the substitute mascot for their school. Which is (you guessed it) a friendly spud. With learning how to maneuver in a musty old costume, sorting out his plans for the big school dance, and keeping his identity under wraps, Ben’s life as a potato is anything but bland.
Out of all the mascot options — the Cougars, the Eagles, the Saber-Toothed Tigers — my new school just had to be the Spuds.
Elza Kinde 