Quick view Finicky by Karla Oceanak As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo Zelnick--a fifth-grade foodie if there ever was one--is flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he's even... View Details
Quick view Cahoots by Karla Oceanak Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick travels to the Anderson farm in Minnesota for a family vacation. But Aldo suspects that farm life isn't all it's cracked up to be, and his worst fears are confirmed. The rooster wakes him at dawn, the chores exhaust him, and... View Details
Quick view Bogus by Karla Oceanak Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick has decided it s fun to be artistic, and when his grandma Goosy gives him a second sketchbook, Aldo fills it with more comic drawings, fun words, and accounts of his extraordinary adventures in everyday life View Details
Quick view Jackpot by Karla Oceanak When a warm March day beckons Aldo and his best friend, Jack, outdoors to their fort under the giant pine tree, stick-in-the-mud Aldo gets, well, stuck in the mud. As they dig Aldo's sneakers out from the embankment, they unearth a humungous bone, which... View Details
Quick view Glitch by Karla Oceanak The Zelnick family likes Christmas a lot, but Aldo--whose plan to get presents galore may be running into a glitch--does not. He thinks that "giving being better than receiving" is gobbledygook and doesn't understand what the "Adopt-a-Family Tree" at... View Details
Quick view Egghead by Carla Oceanak It's October, and Aldo thinks he's Einstein. Gloating over his epic first-quarter grades and test scores, he even decides to dress as the iconic scientist for Halloween. But his bubble bursts when he realizes he's not living up to expectations in one... View Details
Quick view Dumbstruck by Carla Oceanak Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He's not athletic like his older brother; he's not a rock hound like his best friend; and he is none too fond of the outdoors--but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a passion. Aldo is passionate about... View Details
Quick view Artsy-Fartsy by Karla Oceanak Aldo Zelnick is not an athlete like his older brother or a rock collector like his best friend; he s just a regular kid who likes to draw. View Details
Quick view Ignoramus by Karla Oceanak With his 11th birthday -- and Valentine's Day -- fast approaching, Aldo plans a guys-only party with absolutely no pink, lace, or hearts, thank you very much. But what will happen if the girls, who all seem to have a crush on Aldo's friend, Danny, crash... View Details
Quick view Hotdogger by Karla Oceanak ust how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick's life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recurring... View Details
Quick view Logjam by Karla Oceanak In their final month of elementary school, 11-year-old Aldo Zelnick and friends are faced with a series of Lasts: Last Cafeteria Meatloaf; Last Band Concert; Last Monkey Bars Fail. Blindsided by an uncharacteristic sense of loss, Aldo decides to bag... View Details
Quick view The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson Having broken the Smedry Talents while saving the kingdom of Mokia from the Evil Librarian army, Alcatraz Smedry infiltrates the Highbrary as part of a desperate plan to save his comatose friend, Batille. View Details
