Trick Out My School! (The Classroom Series)

by Robin Mellom

Overview

A documentary crew has descended upon Westside Middle School to detail the life of an average seventh grader named Trevor Jones and his classmates. Using one-on-one interviews and film footage, as well as notebook drawings, blueprints, clipboard sketches, and doodles, they will tell the story of one school's tricked-out makeover. Say good-bye to those squeaky seats, and hello to...beanbag chairs? Find out what happens when a second film crew arrives and Trevor is forced to confront his no-change policy to help his best friend, Libby Gardner, trick out their school. When the paint finally dries, it will be epic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423190448
Publisher:	Disney Press
Publication date:	06/17/2014
Series:	Classroom Series
Sold by:	DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
Format:	eBook
File size:	25 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Robin Mellom (www.robinmellom.com) has taught grades five through eight and has a master's degree in education. She is the author of The Classroom: The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet Epic Kid, and The Classroom: Student Council Smackdown!, as well as the young adult novel Ditched: A Love Story. She lives with her husband and son in Los Osos, California. Follow her on Twitter @robinmellom.

Stephen Gilpin (www.sgilpin.com) is the illustrator of more than 30 children's books, including the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk? and Super Chicken Nugget Boy series. He lives in Hiawatha, Kansas with his wife, Angie, and kids. Follow him on Twitter @Sparkgilpin.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2014
Gr 4–6—In the third book, seventh grader Trevor Jones and his friends are the subjects of a documentary film. The entire crew has come to Westside Middle School to record the school's upcoming "tricked out" makeover. With short chapters interspersed with illustrations, interview transcripts, and notebook entries, this series should attract reluctant or struggling readers. Though the characters are seventh graders, the text and design are more solidly in middle-grade territory.

School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR THE CLASSROOM: THE EPIC DOCUMENTARY OF A NOT-YET-EPIC KID

"Robin Mellom delivers a funny and true slice of middle school that no reality TV show could ever hope to match."— Gordon Korman

PRAISE FOR THE CLASSROOM: THE EPIC DOCUMENTARY OF A NOT-YET-EPIC KID

"Mellom has a gift for school-days humor, and her novel is very entertaining."— Publishers Weekly

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