"Marty Laone, new boy in third grade, is good at math but so bad at gym that he's always picked last. He spends most of (his time) plotting to escape the dreaded class--until a teacher and fellow classmate let him know that he's not alone. . . . This is distinguished by Duffey's skill in making Marty's inner feelings ring true."--Kirkus Reviews.

The Math Wiz

Duffey, Betsy

Children's Books

Puffin

Kelly Sparks is the gadget whiz of her third-grade class--and already has 43 inventions under her belt to prove it. Then Albert Einstein Jones walks into Kelly's class. Albert's determined to prove who the real gadget whiz is. It's sure to be a mastermind fight to the finish.

The Gadget War

When fourth graders Evie and Megan start the Pet Patrol to solve animal problems, they soon have their hands full taking care of an army of homeless puppies

Puppy Love (Pet Patrol)

Literature & Fiction

Puffin Books

The Wild Things (Pet Patrol)

The Pet Patrol tries to cope with the plight of a mysterious animal that has been raiding neighborhood trash cans every night

Evie and Megan find a dog, cat, and rabbit in a temporary animal shelter and try to find them homes before they are put to sleep by the authorities

Throw-away Pets (Pet Patrol)

When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool.

How to Be Cool in the Third Grade

Coaster

While secretly building a roller coaster in the woods, twelve-year-old Hart tries to come to terms with his parents' divorce and his mother's new relationship with a television weatherman

Utterly Yours, Booker Jones

Middle school student and aspiring author Booker Jones is evicted from his bedroom when his grandfather moves in, creating problems both at home and at school

Cody's father is an F.B.I. agent, he's got a pet emu, and he's an ace on Rollerblades. At least, that's what Cody tells his class on the first day at his new school. Being Super Deluxe Cody is great, until someone throws a skating party. And suddenly, the game may be up!

Hey, New Kid! (Puffin Chapters)

Does "Math Wiz" have to equal "Sports Dud"? Marty Malone thinks no problem is too complicated for him. Then he starts third grade--and learns that being a math wiz won't stop him from getting picked last in gym class. Kids like tom Ballan are so much better at sports that Marty will never be able to catch up. Trying harder doesn't work. Trying to get out of gym doesn't work. But what if Marty makes a friend in class? And what if that friend is a math wiz, too?

The Math Wiz (Puffin Chapters)

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