Read-a-Likes

It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He's very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals, right?

Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.

The hand-lettered contents of a 9-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one.

Through the exchange of letters, Max and his favorite author develop a friendship and help each other with their new books.