Mrs. Malecha Reads!

 by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Humor The Heffley family is about to embark on a fun summer adventure.  Greg's mom has decided that their whole family, along with her sisters and their families are all going to share a tiny beach house on an island for a whole week of family fun!  Greg is pretty sure things aren't going to be quite as fun as his mother thinks they are going to be, but she is determined to have the family spend the week together.  Greg has his usual problems and finds himself in one hot mess after another!

 by Chrissie Krebs Genre:  Animal Story, Humor, Fantasy, Graphic Novel Bear was just an average old bear until the day a tornado hits the woods and causes a wizard's wand to fly into bears head.  He can't pull it out and now he looks like a giant unicorn. But the good news is that he can now grant wishes.  This works out okay at first until everyone in the forest starts lining up to have their wishes come true.  How will Bear manage his newfound popularity?

 by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Humor Greg Heffley is still trying to survive middle school.  This time the biggest problem is that the school seems to be falling down around him.  The principal has been fired and the retired principal is back and is doing whatever he can to raise money to keep the school going.  That has included selling advertising space to different vendors, renting out classrooms to small businesses and cutting all of the fun things out of the budget.  Greg learns that if test scores don't improve, then the school will close and he will be sent to Slacksville Middle School without his best friend Rowley.  It's time for Greg to see if he can save the day and save his school!

 by Chris Grabenstein Jake McQuade would admit that he is one of the laziest kids at Riverview Middle School until he eats a jar of jelly beans that turn him into the smartest kid in the universe!  Suddenly he knows that answers to everything and his head is filled with all kinds of knowledge.  He gets recruited by his school's Quiz Bowl team, the FBI, and the US Military to put his new expertise to work.  But Jake and the inventor of the smart jelly beans don't know how long his new found knowledge will last, so Jake is going to use his powers to solve as many of the world's mysteries as he can.  The first challenge will be saving his middle school from the evil principal and her uncle.  Will Jake and his friends be able to stop the school's destruction in time?

 by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Humor Greg is back in a new adventure and this time he's taking over the basketball court.  When he doesn't make the team, another dad volunteers to coach all of the kids who were cut and they become the worst basketball team in the history of the sport.  Greg's mom is determined that he have a successful experience and refuses to let him quit the team.  Will Greg learn enough about basketball to help his team have a winning season?

 by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Humor Greg and the family are ready to hit the road for a fun filled family camping trip.  They have their uncle's RV and no plans other than just to drive and see where the road takes them.  They run into some obstacles, as one would expect for the Heffley family, and struggle with finding activities that they all want to do together.  Just when they think the entire trip is a bust, things turn around and they discover that maybe, just maybe, it is possible for their family to have a good time together.

by Annie Barrows Genre:  Humor Iggy isn't trying to be bad...really, he has the best of intentions, but somehow things always seem to get twisted up or be taken in the wrong direction.  Like the time he pushed his friend off the roof.  See?  It sounds worse than it actually is, because Iggy had no intention of pushing him off the roof, it's just that the grownups came outside at the exact wrong moment.  Poor Iggy...really, he isn't trying to be a troublemaker...

by Zanib Mian Genre:  Humor Omar is not excited about staring at a new school. He is sandwiched between an annoying older sister and an annoying younger brother and his parents are both scientists who expect him to do well in school.  Trouble and misunderstandings just seem to find Omar as if he was a magnet for them.  Will his sense of humor and imagination be enough to get him through?  This book is perfect for any fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!

by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Humor Greg Heffley's family has received an inheritance and now they have to figure out how to spend it!  They have have great ideas, but Greg's mom votes for getting a new kitchen, so the home renovation projects begin.  However, nothing seems to be going as planned and now there is a whole in the house, critters and insects living inside, and the neighbors are all upset with the noise and the mess.  Will Greg's family have to move and start fresh somewhere?

by Dav Pilkey Lexile:  550GN Humor, Graphic Novel Dog Man and Petey the Cat are back with more adventures!  Can doing good deeds outdo those who are doing evil?  Dog Man is prepared to find out.  He has been working hard to overcome all of his bad habits, but now he must face a new supervillain.  At the same time, Petey the Cat is out of jail and ready to start a new life.  But when his father shows up, he will have to face his past to figure out the difference between being good and doing good. 

by Jeff Kinney Lexile: 1020 Genre:  Humor Everybody has read Greg Heffley's diaries...but how much do we really know about Greg's best friend Rowley?  Now it is Rowley's turn to keep a journal and in this journal he reveals information about himself and his so called best friend.  Greg and Rowley have an interesting relationship.  Are they friends?  Are they enemies?  Is Greg a bully? Read Rowley's journal and learn more about these two unique characters!

by Constance Lombardo Genre:  Fantasy, Humor Mr. Puffball wants to be famous.  He gets his first chance when he participates in the Celebrity Birthday Cake Wars, which he won, but at the time was disguised as his sort of best friend, El Gato.  So nobody really knows that he is the big winner.  Now Mr. Puffball has another chance as a star on the reality tv show, Castaway Island.  Will Mr. Puffball finally get the fame and fortune he deserves?

by Stephan Pastis Lexile:  520 Genre: Humor Timmy Failure has big dreams of opening a detective office and becoming the most sought after detective in the whole city.  But with a name like Failure, that might be harder than it would seem.  Yet he and his business partner, Total, the polar bear, are ready to take on cases that need to be solved and are convinced that their sleuthing skills will solve problems and find the answers their clients are looking for.  Meanwhile, Timmy is struggling in school and his mom is threatening to shut down the business if he doesn't turn things around.  Will Timmy be able to avoid failure?

by Aaron Reynolds and Phil McAndrew Lexile:  GN170 Genre:  Humor, Graphic Novel Caveboy Dave wants to be an inventor.  His Grandpa invented fire.  His dad invented the wheel.  What is left for Caveboy Dave to discover?  His first few attempts don't seem to have anyone interested, but Caveboy Dave isn't one to give up!  He will keep trying until he finds an invention that someone will find useful and worthwhile.

by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Humor Greg Heffley is back for another round of fun!  This time it is the middle of winter and all his parents want him to do is play outside in the snow.  This year there appears to be a lot of it so the old street rivalries are back, ready to defend their turf.  When the snow plow gets stuck, the street turns into a battlefield of snow forts and snowballs.  Will the Lower Surrey Street kids conquer the Upper Surrey Street kids to gain access to the coveted sledding hill?  Greg and Rowley must fight for their survival if they want to survive the meltdown!

by Rachel Renee Russell Lexile:  660 Genre:  Humor, Realistic Fiction Max Crumbly has been homeschooled by his grandmother until the very moment that he sets foot in South Ridge Middle School as an 8th grader.  Max is excited about starting school until he meets Doug the Thug who is the school bully and manages to figure out a way to stuff Max in his locker. And so begins the adventure of middle school...trying to stay away from the Thug while also trying to make some new friends.  Max would love to develop some superhero powers that would help him out doing both of these things, but so far those are showing up only in the comics he loves to draw and read.  But you never know...when the going gets tough, you have to get creative!

by Mark Parisi Genre:  Humor Marty Pants is convinced that he is becoming a werewolf.  Why does he think this?  Because he found a page from his sister's diary with the words "There's no doubt.  My brother is a we..."  Now Marty is watching for signs that he is changing all the while trying to figure out how to get his hands on his sister's diary so that he can find out for sure why she thinks he is a werewolf.  A full moon is coming...what will happen to Marty?

by Dav Pilkey Lexile:  GN 260L Genre:  Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel Dog Man is back in his third adventure.  Ever since a tragic accident, he has been part dog and part cop.  His goal is to keep criminals behind bars and keep his town safe.  But Petey the Cat is back and this time came up with the plan of creating his clone.  So now there are two cats on the loose.  Flippy is back too, but this time in a bionic form.  Dog Man is going to have his hands full keeping these 3 animals out of trouble!

by Dav Pilkey Lexile:  GN320 Genre:  Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel Dog Man is back for his second adventure.  Ever since a tragic accident, he is part dog and part cop, with maybe too much emphasis on the dog part!  But, that does not stop him from trying to rid his city of crime.  He is up to the challenge of taking on Petey the Cat who has escaped from cat jail once again.  It will take all of his wits to catch Petey while at the same time fighting a new villain who has arrived on the scene - Flippy the Fish!  Is Dog Man up to the challenge?

by Jeff Kinney Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Humor Greg Heffley and his family are foregoing their regular tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas.  Instead, they are flying to Mexico to stay at an all inclusive tropical resort.  Will their family be able to relax, unwind, and destress during the holiday season?  Well, if you know anything about the Heffleys, that would be a tough paradise to find.  Will their trip be a disaster or will they all find the peace they are seeking?  Read The Getaway to find out!