Ross often juggled the oranges and bananas from the fruit bowl.
If it has to do with juggling, then that’s not fair, Fara said. Or maybe I’ll think of a new way that tops yours. I like the sound of that.Īnd it’s fun, Fara said as she took the last bite. Original, environmentally conscious, and less work for me. And it’s one less plate to wash, she pointed out, so we’re saving water. Why eat the way everyone else eats? Fara said. What an inventive way to eat a bagel, her father said as he put on a pot of coffee. She took a bite of the bagel and then spun it a few inches and took another, eating roundward and inward until there was almost nothing left. This clever, fun read from Elissa Brent Weissman is full of great minor characters (like a bunkmate who solves math problems in his sleep) and silly subplots (like the geekiest lice outbreak ever).FARA SAT AT THE KITCHEN TABLE WEARING HER breakfast around her pointer finger like a large, doughy ring. Gabe worries that Zack will see him only as a nerd, until a wild summer at camp-complete with a midnight canoe ride to "Dead Man's Island"-helps Gabe realize that he and Zack have the foundations for a real friendship. S.C.G.E = Smart Camp for Geeks and Eggheads.īut is Gabe really a geek? He's never thought about it much-but that was before he met Zack, his hip, LA-cool, soon-to-be stepbrother. has been a summer home to some legendary middle-school smarty-pants (and future Jeopardy! contestants), but it has a reputation for being, well, a Nerd Camp.
That means he'll be spending six weeks at sleepaway camp, writing poetry and perfecting logic proofs. Ten-year-old Gabe has just been accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. Pack your sleeping bag, grab your calculator, and celebrate geekdom with this humorous and empowering middle grade novel by the acclaimed author of Standing for Socks.
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