Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined. In the days and weeks that follow, the authorities and the U.S. Senate become involved, and what they uncover might affect the future of the world.

What Kind of Book is Fuzzy Mud

What Should I Know As a Parent

Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.

Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.

Language

What Questions Should I Ask My Child

What do you think of Jonathan Fitzman, the inventor of Biolene? In what ways might you think of him as a hero? In what ways could he be considered a villain?
How did overcoming a challenge help Tamaya, Marshall, and Chad become friends?

Reviews

The Goodfather

5.25

Compelling bio thriller. An organic bio fuel gone wrong causes a dangerous pandemic that rapidly spreads through a community.

Book Lists That Include Fuzzy Mud

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Books about nature

Books about mystery, espionage and detective

Books about middle school

The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Parents’ Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others.