Newbery Medal?winning and bestselling author Katherine Applegate¡¯s hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker returns with a fresh new look from artist Brian Biggs!
When his classmates can¡¯t sit still for a big performance at school, Roscoe Riley takes matters into his own hands with a liberal dose of Super-Mega-Gonzo Glue-which his mom calls the don¡¯t-you-dare glue because Roscoe isn¡¯t supposed to use it. Roscoe doesn¡¯t mean to break the rules-he just can¡¯t help himself! After all, his teacher¡¯s job might be at stake and desperate times call for desperate measures.
Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald¡¯s Stink series, Nancy Krulik¡¯s George Brown, Class Clown series, and Dan Gutman¡¯s My Weirder School series. This repackaged edition includes Roscoe Riley¡¯s Time-Out Activities, featuring lists, games, and more.Praise for the ROSCOE RILEY series: ¡°Applegate perfectly captures the voice of kids in this fast-paced, funny title. Children will love the short chapters, kid ingenuity, and comical illustrations.¡± ¡ª School Library Journal
¡°Applegate¡¯s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers.¡± ¡ª Bulletin of the Center for Children¡¯s Books
¡°Roscoe is an appealing, lively kid whose story is both entertaining and thought-provoking, and Biggs¡¯expressive pencil drawings add to the humor¡± ¡ª ALA Booklist