Recess Is Ruined

by John Sazaklis, Lee Robinson (Illustrator)

Overview

It's raining and Billy can't stand the thought of another boring indoor recess. So he convinces his buddies to sneak into the library for a Super Samurai Showdown—some imaginary play featuring gods, samurai, and huge stacks of books. No sooner have the gates of Olympus (the stacks of books) fallen, than Billy is caught. Determined to make up for his poor choices and mistreatment of books, Billy organizes a book drive. How many books can Billy collect? Who will be the drive's worthy recipient? Can books really turn Billy to into a model citizen?! With an exciting, fun-filled plot and strong character development, this book is a great choice for libraries. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are featured in the back matter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496526854
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Billy Burger, Model Citizen Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

John Sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the House of Donuts. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. He has illustrated Spider-Man books and written Batman books for HarperCollins. He has also created toys used in MAD Magazine.

Lee Robinson grew up in the small town of Hexham in northeastern England. After studying animation at college, he went on to create all-age comic books. Lee also runs workshops to help teach kids about literacy, art and creativity through comics. To date, he's worked with over 3,000 young people all over the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Cloudy with a chance of boogers — Lunch rush — Mission impossible — Battle royale — Battle damage — Aftershock — Secret identities — Man with a plan — Billy Burger book drive — It's not a barbecue — From loser to legend.

Interviews

action-packed text makes for a great classroom read-aloud; explores character development; African-American protagonist; humorous text and likeable protagonist draws in reluctant readers