NBS recommends cartoon diaries

DIARY OF A WHIMPY KID, BOOK 7: THE THIRD WHEEL

By Jeff Kinney

P485

     MANILA, Philippines -  Love is in the air—but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?

A Valentine’s Day dance at Greg’s middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he’s worried he’ll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn’t have any prospects either, but that’s a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who’s going to be lucky in love.

NERDS, BOOK 4:

THE VILLAIN VIRUS

By Michael Buckley

P295

 The Nerds series combines the excitement of international espionage with the awkwardness of elementary school as it follows the adventures of a group of unpopular fifth graders who run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities, and the results are awesome, inspiring—and hilarious.

A virus has infected Arlington, Virginia, home of Nerds headquarters, and it’s much worse than your run-of-the-mill flu. Instead of coughing and sneezing, the victims of this voracious virus are transformed into superintelligent criminal masterminds. Soon nearly everyone—including some of the NE team—is plotting to take over the world. And who’s to blame for this nasty infection? None other than former Nerds teammate Heathcliff Hodges. With more people breaking out into evil cackles every day, it’s up to Flinch, the hyperactive superspy with a sweet tooth, to stop the virus. He needs to destroy the virus at its source, and to do that he’s going to have to get inside Heathcliff’s head—literally. Flinch will have to miniaturize himself and take a fantastic voyage through the supervillain’s body to fight white blood cells, stomach acid, and a nest of nasty nanobytes in the hope that he can save the world from . . . the Villain Virus.

THE DIARY OF AMOS LEE: LIGHTS,

CAMERA,

SUPERSTAR!

By Adeline Foo

P325

 When his diaries are stolen and published, Amos thinks his world is coming to an end. But what he doesn’t realize is that he’s going to become really famous! Adoring fan mail, girls throwing themselves at his feet and, with 5,000 friends on Facebook, yes… Finally! Life looks to be turning around!

But when a film director offers to adapt his diaries into a TV series, Amos learns that a new boy—not him—will be cast as Singapore’s Most Famous Toilet Diarist! Filled with insane jealousy and a desire to right this wrong, Amos vows to do all that he can to stop the show.

Will he succeed?

THE JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS

By Thea Stilton

P629

 At the beach by Mouseford Academy, one of the Thea Sisters discovers a mysterious boy with blue skin washed up on the shore. He speaks an unfamiliar language, so the Thea Sisters call Thea Stilton to help figure out how to communicate with him. She sets the mouselings on an exciting journey across the world to hunt for clues about the boy’s origins. Could he be prince of the underwater world of Atlantis? It’s up to the Thea Sisters to get him home!

BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF SPECIAL EDITION

By Lincoln Peirce

P455

 Big Nate’s here with lotsa cheer!

This awesome edition of Big Nate: In a Class by Himself includes an extra 16 pages full of winter fun, with laugh-out-loud holiday comix, mix ‘n’ match gift grabs, and Nate-orious wish lists! Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool no matter what. He knows he’s great. A fortune cookie told him so.

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Here comes Big Nate, accidental mischief maker and definitely not the teacher’s pet.