Kidsmomo

Sure, summer’s pretty fun and you’re probably sad to see it end, but let’s not forget… school is NEVER boring! From an alien take-over to a secret society to having your sister as your teacher — we’ve got it all in our booklist of school stories (in no particular order):

1. Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School series by Andrew Clements (Karen’s pick)
2. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne (Nancy’s pick)
3. The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
4. SPHDZ series by Jon Scieszka
5. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
6. Schooled by Gordon Korman
7. Fourth-Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz
8. My Weird School series by Dan Gutman
9. Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee
10. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
11. Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli
12. Knights of the Lunch Table graphic novel series by Frank Cammuso
13. The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O’Roark Dowell
14. Shredderman series by Wendelin van Draanen
15. Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park

(Also, here’s a printable version of our More School Stories booklist, for you to take to the library or bookstore — or show to your new teacher and see if you can get extra credit.)

If you’ve read any of these, send in your book review. Or send in a review of your favorite school story book.

And don’t forget our previous school story recommendations from last fall!

UPDATE 9/20/11: We revealed the answer to our More School Stories Mystery Book Theater in the “Rule the School” Podcast, so take a listen if you want to know the answer. Or just tune in if you want to hear Karen’s comedy attempt fails. You know, the usual.