Synopses & Reviews
All four of the Misfits books, the middle school series that inspired National No Name-Calling Week, are now available in a collectible boxed set.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit. andlt;/iandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Welcome to Paintbrush Falls, home of the and#8220;Gang of Fiveand#8221;and#8212;four best friends whose and#8220;fast, funny, tenderand#8221; (andlt;iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/iandgt;) stories are iconic examples of the middle school experience.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Join Bobby, Joe, Addie, and Skeezie at the Candy Kitchen in these four special books that have become favorites and classics for their smart, honest portrayal of all the ups and downs of middle schooland#8212;and of growing up.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;This boxed set includes andlt;iandgt;The Misfitsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Totally Joeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Addie on the Insideandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Also Known as Elvisandlt;/iandgt;.
Synopsis
Discover all four books in the funny, heartfelt, and beloved Misfits series by Bunnicula author James Howe, together in a collectible paperback boxed set. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.
Seventh grade isn't easy, especially for the outcasts who get called names. But when misfits Bobby, Joe, Addie, and Skeezie find each other, they learn to fight for themselves and their friends. Bobby stands up and makes a difference. Joe finds the courage to be himself, no matter who's watching. Outspoken Addie wonders if there's a way to be true to who she is on the inside without becoming a target on the outside. And Skeezie's life-changing summer brims with tough choices, love in all directions, and enough sweet potato fries to go around.
This honest and resonant must-have boxed set includes paperback editions of:
The Misfits
Totally Joe
Addie on the Inside
Also Known as Elvis
About the Author
James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers, including the modern classic andlt;iandgt;Bunniculaandlt;/iandgt; and its highly popular sequels. In 2001, Howe published andlt;iandgt;The Misfitsandlt;/iandgt;, the story of four outcast seventh-graders who try to end name-calling in their school. andlt;i andgt;The Misfitsandlt;/iandgt; is now widely read and studied in middle schools throughout the country, and was the inspiration for the national movement known as No Name-Calling Week (NoNameCallingWeek.org), an event observed by thousands of middle and elementary schools annually. There are three companion novels to andlt;iandgt;The Misfitsandlt;/iandgt;: andlt;iandgt;Totally Joe andlt;/iandgt;(2005), andlt;iandgt;Addie on the Inside andlt;/iandgt;(2011), and andlt;iandgt;Also Known as Elvis andlt;/iandgt;(2014). Howeand#8217;s many other books for children from preschool through teens frequently deal with the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.