Reviewed by: Mrs. Kline’s class, Age 9 from Colorado

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume is about two brothers named Peter and Fudge. Fudge is an obnoxious three year old who is always causing trouble and getting in Peter’s way. Can Peter last the school year without Fudge destroying everything in his path or will Peter finally go bonkers? Read this hilarious book to find out. Recommended for third grade and up.

If you thought your family was kooky, just tune in to our latest podcast, all about books starring wacky families. Food on the walls, a house run like a factory, a severed hand, a forgotten child — we won’t even tell you which of these are from our book picks and which are related to Nancy and Karen’s own crazy family stories! You’ll just have to listen to find out!

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• From the antics of Fudge to the adventures of Nut and Stinky Cheese — aka our mystery book revealed
• Our Wacky Family book picks (Surviving the Applewhites and Cheaper by the Dozen)
• Stories of our own WACKY families — forgotten children and mannequin hands… seriously…

And when you’re done listening, don’t forget: our next theme is foreign lands (aka books that take place in other countries)! So watch our latest Mystery Book Theater video and check out these books about foreign lands that will transport you to other countries even without a passport.)

— Nancy and Karen