Something horrible has happened! One night when Ethan went to bed he discovered that the scary monster under his bed, Gabe, has gone on vacation! How is he ever going to sleep without Gabe? So Ethan decides to take drastic measures… he sneaks out of bed and knocks on his floorboard to get a new monster. That’s when things really went downhill. The new monsters that came didn’t have claws, were girls, used fingernail polish, were funny and had too many other problems. Find out how Ethan comes to grips and goes to bed without Gabe… or does he? The illustrations in this book were fun and used excellent colors to draw the reader’s attention to where it should be. The combination of the story and the illustrations are sure to make children laugh out loud and overcome their fears of the monsters that hide underneath their bed.
Faker By Gordon Korman New York: Scholastic Press, 2024. Fiction. 214 pages. 12-year-old Trey is used to starting over at a new school -- he has the routine perfectly memorized: make new friends, introduce his dad to the wealthy parents of his new friends, and "Houdini" themselves out of there before they get caught running their latest scam. Trey's dad is a master con artist, and Trey has just been promoted to full-partner. Their new scheme for the next big score brings them to the affluent suburb of Boxelder, TN where Trey's dad has cooked up a fake electric car company for investors to buy into. The only problem is that Trey is starting to grow tired of moving around and never putting down roots, especially after forming a fast friendship with Logan and developing a crush on Kaylee, a socially conscious girl in his class. As Trey longs for a normal life, is there any way he can convince his dad to get out of the family business? Gordon Korman is a perennial favorit...
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