Friendship humor trilogy (available on Kindle 2012) — amazing talking freckles!

SOCCER SHOCK 
1991 Dutton  (pb 1993 Puffin)
ISBN 0-525-44827-6
  • Hall of Fame Sports Books for Kids 1996 Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table
  • nominated Nutmeg Book Award
  • cassette National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  • in Chinese (1999 Academy Press- Xue Yuan ISBN 7-5077-0858-6)

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: … fantastic twist… lighthearted … genuine characters …[The characters] are heroic in smaller, more personal ways–sticking to their goals and accomplishing them.

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  • Children’s Books 1994, Free Library of Philadelphia
  • Keystone State Reading Association’s Young Adult Book Award Nominee
  • cassette National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  • in Chinese (1999 Academy Press-Xue Yuan ISBN 7-5077-0878-0)

BOOKLIST: … A lighthearted but realistic look at the fears contemporary children encounter as they grow up…
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: …will appeal to children who have an appreciation for the absurd, particularly when it occurs in a warm, supportive environment…

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SHARK SHOCK
1994 Dutton (pb 1997 Puffin)
ISBN 0-525-45267-2)
SHELLEY SHOCK
2000 Dutton (pb 2002 Puffin)
ISBN 0-525-46452-2

BOOKLIST:…humor …interesting characters… believable portrayal of the complexities of sixth-grade life…

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