Alley & Rex Books

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Alley & Rex
Bite the Bagel
Alley & Rex
Alley & Rex
Bite the Bagel
chapter • 144 Pages
Alley & Rex
Book #1

Alley & Rex

Written by Joel Ross & illustrated by Nicole Miles
8 - 12
Reading age
144
Page count
Sep 28, 2021
Publication date
Hardcover
$17.99
$16.97

Summary

Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Wayside School will love this first book in a new, off-the-wall middle grade series about two boys–one with the heart of a lion and the test scores of a baked potato, the other a shy boy genius in a bunny suit–finding their strengths and true friendship. Sixth-grader Alley Katz is innocently trying to help a bunch of kindergarteners when the burrito hits the fan. Literally. A burrito. A ceiling fan. A hail of beans. Now he has to get an A on his science test or he’ll be transferred to the dreaded Steggles Academy. An A seems impossible! Alley is kind, intrepid, and well-liked, but for some reason he doesn’t get graded on any of that. So the principal assigns a peer mentor to help: Rex, a fourth-grade genius who wears a bunny suit. Alley is totally in favor of both bunnies and fourth graders, but he doesn’t need Rex. He has his own foolproof plan to ace the test. Still, Rex is determined to fulfill his duty as Alley’s mentor–and he may need some help of his own. One boy needs to stay in school, the other needs to get through it. Can this odd couple save the day–and each other?

Alley & Rex Series

Published from 2021 - 2022
2 books
chapter • 144 Pages
Alley & Rex
Hardcover
$17.99$16.97
chapter • 160 Pages
Bite the Bagel
Hardcover
$17.99$16.97
YearTitlePages
2021Alley & Rex144
2022Bite the Bagel160

The Creatives Behind the Books

    Author
    Joel Ross

    Joel Ross is the author of The Fog Diver, which received the Cybils Award and the YouPer Award from the Michigan Library Association and was named to the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. He is also the author of The Lost Compass as well as two World War II thrillers for adults (Double Cross Blind and White Flag Down). He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Lee Nichols, who is also a full-time writer, and their son, Ben, who is a full-time kid. To find out more information, go to www.fogdiver.com.

    Illustrator
    Nicole Miles

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