Alley & Rex
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-5344-9543-2 (ISBN)
Description
Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Wayside School will love this first book in a new, off-the-wall middle grade series about two boys-one with the heart of a lion and the test scores of a baked potato, the other a shy boy genius in a bunny suit-finding their strengths and true friendship.
Sixth-grader Alley Katz is innocently trying to help a bunch of kindergarteners when the burrito hits the fan. Literally. A burrito. A ceiling fan. A hail of beans. Now he has to get an A on his science test or he'll be transferred to the dreaded Steggles Academy.
An A seems impossible! Alley is kind, intrepid, and well-liked, but for some reason he doesn't get graded on any of that. So the principal assigns a peer mentor to help: Rex, a fourth-grade genius who wears a bunny suit.
Alley is totally in favor of both bunnies and fourth graders, but he doesn't need Rex. He has his own foolproof plan to ace the test. Still, Rex is determined to fulfill his duty as Alley's mentor-and he may need some help of his own. One boy needs to stay in school, the other needs to get through it. Can this odd couple save the day-and each other?
Sixth-grader Alley Katz is innocently trying to help a bunch of kindergarteners when the burrito hits the fan. Literally. A burrito. A ceiling fan. A hail of beans. Now he has to get an A on his science test or he'll be transferred to the dreaded Steggles Academy.
An A seems impossible! Alley is kind, intrepid, and well-liked, but for some reason he doesn't get graded on any of that. So the principal assigns a peer mentor to help: Rex, a fourth-grade genius who wears a bunny suit.
Alley is totally in favor of both bunnies and fourth graders, but he doesn't need Rex. He has his own foolproof plan to ace the test. Still, Rex is determined to fulfill his duty as Alley's mentor-and he may need some help of his own. One boy needs to stay in school, the other needs to get through it. Can this odd couple save the day-and each other?
Reviews / Votes
"[This] will elicit plenty of chuckles, and it all but promises a Rex-focused sequel." -- BCCBMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
f-c jkt (fx: spot gloss on matte)+40 b-w int. ill.; (digital)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-9543-2 (9781534495432)
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Joel Ross is the author of The Fog Diver, which was named to the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list and won the YouPer Award from the Michigan Library Association, and the Beast & Crown and Alley & Rex series. He's volunteered for ATD for thirty years. Visit him at TheJoelJoel.com.
Nicole Miles was born in the United States but grew up in the Bahamas where all schools have uniforms but nobody eats calves' foot jelly (as far as she is aware). She feels this is a fair compromise. She now lives in the United Kingdom, and her tiny place on the internet is NicoleMillo.com.
Nicole Miles was born in the United States but grew up in the Bahamas where all schools have uniforms but nobody eats calves' foot jelly (as far as she is aware). She feels this is a fair compromise. She now lives in the United Kingdom, and her tiny place on the internet is NicoleMillo.com.