The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation

<B>Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! Sebastian Metzger is overjoyed when he checks out a brand-new book on octopodes from the school library, but everything goes awry when the book gets ruined.</B><BR/><BR/> Sebastian Metzger loves learning new things, especially about animals. He's actually been experiencing many new things recently: third grade marks his first year living as a boy. Some things don't change, though. His imaginary friend, Jimothy the chipmunk, is always by his side!<BR/><BR/> When Sebastian spots a new book in the school library on octopodes, he just <I>knows </I>he has to check it out. The only problem is: this book is so new, the librarian hasn't even prepared it to be checked out! Sebastian promises to take great care of it, and the librarian makes an exception.<BR/><BR/> But when his little sister accidentally ruins the book, Sebastian is devastated. Will Sebastian find a way to save the library book and redeem himself?<BR/><BR/> Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Sebastian’s story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class where friendship and fun rule the school, from award-winning author Kyle Lukoff.<BR/><BR/><B>Perfect for!</B><BR/><B>★</B> My Weirdtastic School fans<BR/><B>★</B> Reluctant readers<BR/><B>★</B> Classroom read-alouds<BR/><B>★</B> Andrew Clements fans<BR/><B>★</B> Animal/Octopus enthusiasts<BR/><B>★</B> Book lovers<BR/><BR/><B>Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class have plenty of stories to share!</B><BR/><I>Emma McKenna, Full Out </I>(#1)<BR/><I>Rohan Murthy Has a Plan</I> (#2)<BR/><I>Poppy Song Bakes a Way </I>(#3)<BR/><I>The Legend of Memo Castillo</I> (#4) <BR/><I>Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School </I>(#5) <BR/><I>Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage</I> (#6) <BR/><I>Olive Little Gets Crafty </I>(#7)<BR/><I>Synclaire Fields Knows the Score </I>(#8)<BR/><I>Theo Chang is Not a Cat</I> (#9)<BR/><I>Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble</I> (#10)<BR/><I>Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation</I> (#11)—<I>available for preorder now!</I><BR/><I>Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat </I>(#12)—<I>available for preorder now!</I><BR/><BR/> The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!