Smek For President

[psocoptera]

Smek For President is maybe not *quite* as charming and awesome as the original, but, I mean, we're talking about, what, one of the top ten middlegrade books of the 2000s? Top five? Smekday, When You Reach Me, Coraline? (I'd be curious to hear what else people would put on this list, actually, I don't have good reading logs before 2010 so I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff.) Anyways, Smek For President, Adam Rex gives good sequel, both hilarious and thoughtful, I got misty-eyed at the end and I may have sold Junie on the series by mentioning the hoverbutt. Recommended to all ladies and gentlemen and ladygentlemen and gentleladies and gentlementlemen and mentlegentladies and gentlemenmenmenmen.

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[jain]

With the caveat that I don't read much MG, I'd put The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and The Graveyard Book on the list (along with the three you named).