Bøger af Grandits John Grandits

A big brother's guide to making it off the school bus alive.

A 15-year-old girl named Jessie voices typicaland not so typicalteenage concerns in this unique, hilarious collection of poems. Her musings about trying out new makeup and hairstyles, playing volleyball and cello, and dealing with her annoying younger brother are never boring or predictable. Who else do you know who designs her own clothes and writes poetry to her cat? Jessies a girl with strong opinions, and she isnt shy about sharing them. Her funny, sarcastic take on high school life is revealed through concrete poetry: words, ideas, type, and design that combine to make pictures and patterns. The poems are inventive, irreverent, irresistible, and full of surprisesjust like Jessieand the playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor.

A companion to the hilarious Bluebonnet Award winner Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break if You Want to Survive the School Bus, this book explains the rules a kid must follow to survive the perilous world of the lunchroom.

An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typicaland not so typicalmiddle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and his annoying older sister. In addition, he speculates about professional wrestling for animals, wonders why no one makes scratch-and-sniff fart stickers, designs the ultimate roller coaster (complete with poisonous spiders), and deconstructs the origins of a new word, snarpy. A playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor that is sure to resonate with readers of all ages.