by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Jennifer Giraffe invites dandelion to a tea and taffy party. He goes to get a haircut before the party and ends up changing himself so much with his fancy new “do” that Jennifer doesn’t recognize him when he comes to her door. What to do? A...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Jimmy Sniffles has a cold. While he’s at home resting on the couch, he hears the breaking news that Dr. Von Snotenstein has invaded the city. Jimmy Sniffles to the rescue with a few booger jokes along the way! edgy boys graphic novel middle readers humor...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Action / Adventure
Jimmy, David and Henry are living a dream. These three normal twelve-year-old guys are on a plane, headed to California for the X Games with a hope they’ll find a sponsor by a major skateboard manufacturer. But suddenly there’s a scream! A man in a mask!...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Joe Binks is riding the train on his way home from school for Christmas break, when he gets off at the wrong stop and finds himself led straight into the middle of a family of witches. Making friends with Twiggy, a young lady witch, the two team together to hunt for a...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
John Wesley Powell, Wes, grew up as the son of a minister. He fled school at an early age because of bullying and ended up being tutored by a naturalist named George Crookham who believed nature should be studied through experience and observation. After losing his...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Jonathan is a young teen living in New Jersey at the time of the American Revolution. He thinks war is an exciting adventure, and he wants to be part of it. His father is opposed, but, when Jonathan finds himself with an opportunity to enlist to fight Hessians, he...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Josh’s older brother is dead, and now his father drinks too much and takes his rage out on Josh. But Josh has a great heart, and when his father orphans a bear cub, Josh decides to run away with the cub to protect it. This is a story of a boy trying to survive...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Judy Sierra believes in rhyme and in “Ooh, that’s disgusting!” Just the sort of books that many young readers delight in. This one will grab you with its green and white fake fur cover. Open up, and read aloud, but beware of the beasts. The Lavatory...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Julep sees herself as being just average. There’s nothing she can do particularly well. She longs to be noticed by Danica, the coolest girl in the 6th grade. Then her diary is read over the P.A. system at school, and she throws up her egg salad sandwich in front...
