Saturday, The Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer

He'd rather write a mountain of hashtag punchlines about death and give head in a pizza-parlor bathroom he'd rather write odes to Aretha Franklin and Hole. For the reservation-born, urban-dwelling hipster, the exercise feels stereotypical, reductive, and boring. Nature Poem follows Teebs-a young, queer, American Indian (or NDN) poet-who can't bring himself to write a nature poem. A sense of humor and empathy are required for this zany adventure.” -Booklist Show bookĪ book-length poem about how an American Indian writer can't bring himself to write about nature, but is forced to reckon with colonial-white stereotypes, manifest destiny, and his own identity as an young, queer, urban-dwelling poet. This results in an endearingly strange protagonist that will resonate with any kid who has felt like an outsider.

'Winkler and Oliver bring their sharply honed sense of comedy and extensive experience in the television industry to Buddy’s antics on the set. . . . “A funny interstellar adventure that will have readers watching the cosmos for the second book to arrive.” -SLJ Review

“Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver keep us laughing while slipping in a lesson for kids-accept everyone as they are, even if they have suction cups for feet. Alien Superstar is a super fun read for middle grades on up.” -Jennifer Garner action, suspense, and big laughs!” -Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Will Buddy be able to keep his secret when all eyes are on him? Or will the glitz and glam of Hollywood prove too much for this alien superstar? After a video of his first episode goes viral, he becomes an overnight sensation, and suddenly, his world is filled with adoring fans, rides in glamorous limos, and appearances at all-the-shrimp-you-can-eat red carpet parties! They cast Buddy in a popular TV show playing (of course) an alien. The tourists just think he’s an actor in a supercool alien costume.Īnd the fancy Hollywood directors take notice too. But no one is shocked to see a six-eyed alien strolling around the Universal back lot. When thirteen-year-old Buddy Burger has to flee from his alien planet, he crash lands in an even wilder place: Hollywood, California. Alien Superstar Henry Winkler, Lin OliverĪ six-eyed teenage alien refugee becomes a Hollywood star in this hilarious series opener by the bestselling authors of the Hank Zipzer series.

Saturday, The Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer