by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Mighty Monty is a shy, smart first-grader who is thoughtfully finding his way through the world. He doesn’t like to get up in front of crowds so being in the school play is a bit tricky for him. He’s figuring out who he is and who he isn’t. One thing...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Is there a better place to be than in your own tree fort? Owen and Joseph have created their own Daniel Boone fort in their neighbor’s woods and now the neighbor’s grandsons have arrived on the scene and want to tear it down. Owen and Joseph have to come...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
This time Owen, now age 8, has seen plastic vomit and poop in a catalog and decided he can’t live without them. His problem is that he has no money. Now he has to figure out how to earn the money. He tries teaching a workshop on the wonders of the toilet but...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ned is navigating the waters of girls and friends and being a guy by writing in his secret diary under the name of Treb. This really reminded me of Diary of a Wimpy Kid because he is so unsure of himself. Ned or Treb has his eye on a cute girl named Rebecca but...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Third-grader Oliver Olson wants to go to the space sleepover they’re going to have at his school but his protective parents say no. The world is too dangerous and a sleepover would be a real risk. What’s a guy to do? His teacher says anyone can change the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ivy, the quiet one, and Bean, the lively one, are two very different young ladies who have no desire to meet even though they live across the street from each other. But circumstances will bring them together when Ivy comes to the rescue of Bean. This is a good series...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The Ivy and Bean series continues as Ivy sees a ghost in the girls’ bathroom. A true test of friendship occurs.
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Save me-I’m stuck with my older sister as my babysitter! So, Ivy and Bean escape the clutches of the older sister but find themselves in a whole new dilemma-locked in the attic by mistake. Ah, the joys of friendship and the hardship of having an older sibling...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The Ivy and Bean series continues as the girls develop their character a bit through unusual means. What if they could make friends with wild animals by being exceptionally good girls? What will they think of next? Great fun as always.
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 28, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ivy June’s name got picked from the jar and she’s going to be the ambassador from Thunder Creek to the school in Lexington, Kentucky. Catherine is going to be the ambassador from Lexington. Each girl will spend two weeks living in the other girl’s...
