That Recycling Kid

Tyler Martin loves to take something old or broken and reinvent it. He turns a backyard building into, Shed Stuff, to house recyclables for their neighborhood. Tyler visits the Recycling Center so often he's given the nickname, That Recycling Kid. When he discovers a brand new Smartphone in his cell phone bin, he's amazed! But soon after, rats start to invade his containers. Will his plan to drive them away work, before his mother, an annoyed sister, and an angry neighbor find out? His best friend, Luke, helps with many of his adventures. Another friend, Tia Raymond, writes a funny poem for Tyler. She loves the teen group, One Direction and UGG boots. Tia asks Tyler to collect expired credit and gift cards so she can transform them into craft projects for a cheerleading fund raiser. This book is packed with humor, mystery, and fun ideas for middle graders and tweens. They include making homemade quicksand, a soup can telephone, guitar picks, bracelets, and how to lift fingerprints and much more.