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Of course any book with the word "poop" in the title is going to catch my attention - and that of most young readers. But the fact that a book with the word "poop" in the title is authored by the fantastic Tom Angleberger makes it a MUST READ. Originally published in 2007 by Dial Books as The Qwikpick Adventure Society by Sam Riddleburger and now out of print, Abrams Amulet has republished
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Tom Angleberger has to be the greatest author to come along in a while when it comes to writing books for kids who just don't want to tackle the 400 page fantasy novels that have been so popular for the last decade or more. His books The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda and the sequel, Darth Paper Strikes Back are excellent alternatives to Diary of a Wimpy Kid for those of you who don't want
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I have to admit that when I saw Tom Angleberger's newest book, Horton Halfpott or The Fiendish Mystery of Smudgwick Manor or TheLooseing of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset, I was a bit skeptical. I loved Alngleberger's award winning book from last year, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and I was ready for some more of the same. But, no. Instead, we have, what one review calls a "positively gleeful
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Ok, I am just going to do this now and get it out of the way: YES - there are passing similarities between Tom Angleberger's amazing new book, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid that go well beyond their shared publisher, the excellent Amulet Books. Both are set in middle school, both are first person narratives, both contain kids who exist on the fringes (