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  Winner of Indiana’s Young Hoosier Award

  Winner of the Tennessee Children’s Choice Award

  THE KID IN THE RED JACKET

  It was bad enough that Howard’s parents moved the family to a street called Chester Pewe, but now they want him to be nice to his tag-along neighbor, who happens to be a six-year-old girl. How do they expect him to make any real friends with her around? At this rate, he could spend the rest of his life known only by the color of his sportswear!

  Winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award

  An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice

  PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE, INC.

  Geek Chronicles 1:

  Maxie, Rosie, and Earl—Partners in Grime

  Meet Maxie, Rosie, and Earl: just three regular kids who wind up waiting to meet their doom at the principal’s office. Shy Earl is there because he refused to read out loud. Nosy Rosie is there because her teacher is sick of her tattling. And then there’s Maxie, who got in trouble when he tried to defend himself from the other kids in his class. There they wait, like three sitting ducks with no hope of escape—until the fire alarm goes off. Realizing their big break, Maxie, Rosie, and Earl make a run for it—and head straight for the Dumpster …

  “Park does it again. Here’s a book so funny, readers can’t help but laugh out loud.”

  —Booklist

  Available wherever books are sold!

  ISBN: 0-679-80643-1

  Geek Chronicles 2:

  Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President

  Rosie Swanson has always considered it her duty to make sure that the authorities are aware of what’s going on in her school. So what if her classmates think she’s a geek and a snitch? She knows that she’s only doing her job. Now, to help fight for the good of the school, she’s decided to run for president of the fourth grade.

  But how does someone like Rosie defeat popular kids like Alan Allen and Summer Lynne Jones? With the help of her pals Maxie and Earl, Rosie comes up with a brilliant campaign. She even fights her urge to tattle and forces herself to “be nice to people who make you puke.” But when Alan starts stealing Rosie’s campaign slogans, it’s time to watch out! You just don’t mess with Nosy Rosie …

  “Right on target … a very good read.”

  —Booklist

  “As bright and funny as they come.”

  —Kirkus

  Available wherever books are sold!

  ISBN: 0-679-83371-4