Ms. Boggs' Picks for Summer Reading Fun

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French

This funny story shows the world from a wombat's point of view. Diary of a Wombat is this year's Black Eyed Susan Award winner. The winner was selected by students across the state of Maryland.

Freddy in Peril by Dietlof Reiche

Freddy in Peril is book two in the Golden Hamster Saga. An evil scientist has discovered Freddy's ability to read and write and plans to kidnap Freddy. With the help of a cat, two guinea pigs, and some sewer rats, Freddy might be able to escape.

The High-Rise Private Eyes, The Case of the Sleepy Sloth by Cynthia Rylant

In this series, best friends Bunny Brown and Jack Jones work together to solve mysteries. In this case, Ramon is missing his one and only lawn chair and seagulls have eaten all the pizza. Bunny and Jack work to find out what happened to the chair, discover it is hard to say "sneaky snoopy puppy", and learn a lesson about feeding seagulls.

Shredderman Meets the Gecko by Wenelin Vaun Draanen

Fans of the Captain Underpants series, there is a new superhero in town - Shredderman. In the third book of the series, Nolan meets two of his favorite celebrities, "The Gecko" and his sidekick, a kleptomaniac lizard named Sticky. Chase "The Gecko" Morton plays a superhero on TV, but Nolan (a.k.a. Shredderman) is the real hero when he uses his computer skills to capture a vicious tabloid reporter. Readers can visit www.shredderman.com to find out more about Shredderman.

Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman

A toad named Limpy cannot understand why humans seem to hate toads so much. They even seem to go out of their way to flatten them! Limpy sets out on adventure of a lifetime to improve human-toad relations. The Australian slang is explained in a glossary at the end of the book.