Tommy Greenwald, illus. by J.P. Coovert. Roaring Brook, $14.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-59643-691-6
Greenwald pulls off a clever bit of reverse psychology in his debut, first in a series starring a cheeky middle grader who goes to great lengths to avoid reading—and whose humor and rapid-fire delivery should draw in like-minded kids. From the start,
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Tommy Greenwald, illus. by Adam Stower. Scholastic Press, $12.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-545-77332-4
Balancing a caustic friendship, a first crush, bullying, and snarky sibling dynamics (not to mention a potentially paranormal new pet), Greenwald (the Charlie Joe Jackson books) gets his Crimebiters! series off to a peppy start. Eleven-year-old...
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Tommy Greenwald, illus. by Melissa Mendes. Roaring Brook, $15.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-59643-836-1
Between school, orchestra, tutoring, karate, and swimming, 12-year-old Jack Strong has a full schedule, designed by his father to ensure he’ll get into a good college. But after a week when Jack is stuck in Chinese class while the ice cream store...
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Tommy Greenwald, illus. by David McPhail. Roaring Brook, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-996-2
Joe loves to fish, even though he has had no luck catching “the big one.” He wouldn’t mind company, but his father flatly refuses. “I like more action,” he tells his son, sitting in an armchair reading the newspaper. Joe finds camaraderie in a...
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Tommy Greenwald, illus. by J.P. Coovert. Roaring Brook, $13.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-62672-171-5
Calista Getz starts eighth grade as “the prettiest girl in the room,” and she worries that all anyone sees or knows of her is how she looks. Laura, her former best friend, is teased because of her weight, and Damian, a lonely artist who sweats...
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Tommy Greenwald, illus. by Dave Bardin. Scholastic, $6.99 paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-338-30592-0
This spry series launch introduces Norbus Clacknozzle, a product of the U.S. government’s Project Z, founded to create zombies and release them to terrify residents, thereby uniting a divided nation against a common adversary. But before the program
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