By: Stan Kirby
And the Captain Awesome saga continues...I think it stills holds true, in my mind at least, that the first one of the series is the best. That being said, all the others I've read have definitely been worth reading.
I love using these books to work on reciprocal teaching (predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing) with my kids. I think, in part, it works so well because they follow the story line so closely. They still BEG for these books to be read every day.
My favorite thing about reading these books to my class are the **GASP** opportunities. A teacher loves nothing more than stopping in the middle of the chapter, closing the book, and saying, "We will read more tomorrow," when they know it will provoke that **GASP** from their students quickly followed by a plead to read just one more page! (I do this to my kids every day...if they only knew that their reaction was what eggs me on :)
In this book a new kid, Sally, moves onto Captain Awesome's block. Of course, due to the fact that she's new AND a girl, Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man have no other option but to expect the worst of her. The whole book is one big adventure trying to get to the bottom of Sally's real identity.
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