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The the pictures in this book with a great plot.

SVMS has its very own bully! Big bad Dennis Cookman spends all his time bullying the entire 6th grade, beating up poor Jimmy Underwood & extorting money from Lila. Aaron, Ken, Jimmy, Liz & Amy come up with a plan to get back at him. Meanwhile, Grace wants to join the Unicorn Club & Jess tasks her with getting Dennis to join her for lunch as an initiation task. Luckily Grace saves the day in the end & saves Dennis‘ life when the Fearless Five‘s⬇️

Skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels: how these are built is explained in clear, fascinating prose and illustrations. Ages 8-13. Roma Agrawal is a British South Asian structural engineer who has also covered this subject in a book for adults titled Built.

This one was new to me and I thoroughly enjoyed it! There‘s a new home room teacher & he immediately separates the classroom into girls on one side & boys on the other. He gives the girls the menial tasks like cleaning & making lunches for the school field trip while the boys get the good jobs. He won‘t call on the girls in class & he lets the boys plan the skit for the 6th grade follies, with no girls in it. He thinks girls have no business ⬇️

The Metropolitan Cathedral sits on top of an old Aztec pyramid and also the filled-in lake.
Over the past 150 years, [the central area of Mexico City] has sunk by more than the height of a three-story building.

Charming. A mix of sci fi and fantasy short stories, Terry's imagination and humour shine through in each story, and the audiobook provided a sorely needed livening up of a morning of chores. ♥️

And while we‘re at it, time for the alternate cover of the day! 😆 I can totally relate to this one.

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Mary Robinson has a new stepdad and is jealous of the time he spends with her mom, whom she was recently reunited with after years of being in foster care. Her grades start slipping and she stops spending time with her friends because she tries to spend as much time with her mom as she can. She also tells a bunch of lies about her stepdad, trying to make it seem like he has a lot of money, an important job and a new yacht. The yacht is actually ⬇️

After winning front row seats at Secca Lake to see Melody Power, Jessica is determined to be a rock star. Copying Melody‘s most outrageous outfits & gravelly voice, Jessica beats out the competition for a new band needing a singer, but only because she offers up the Wakefield basement as practice space! NRG doesn‘t sound great— least of all “Gem‘s” singing. Finally, she listens to herself & songs in her own voice to be the best part of the band!

Mrs. Wakefield‘s maroon van is hit from behind! They all agree that the older woman behind the wheel seems familiar but Jessica discovers that Mrs. Harrington is actually retired actress, Dolores Dufay! Jessica wants to learn more about old Hollywood, & after Dolores‘ house is burgled, brings them closer. Jess gets coaching for her acting workshop & Liz gives her the kitten that spent a few days at the Wakefield‘s without any mention of allergies!