To Kick A Corpse

To Kick ACorpse by Tom Angleberger, 155 pages

This is the third and final book of the Qwikpick Papers.  Lyle, Marilla and Dave are the three members of the Qwikpick Adventure Society.  Although they thought their adventures would be over after finding the rat with a human face because Marilla got grounded and was forbidden to even talk to Lyle, Marilla decided that they had to kick over the dead slave master since he had been buried upright so that he could keep an eye on his slaves even after he died.  Marilla was angry enough about this that she was willing to break the rules, so the group hatched a plan to get there.  These books are funny and great for elementary age reluctant readers because they are fairly short and have a diary format with pictures. 

The Rat With The Human Face

The Rat With The Human Face by Tom Angleberger, 146 pages

There are three members of the Qwikpick Adventure Society; Lyle, Marilla and Dave.  Lyle’s parents work at the Qwikpick and the three friends hang out there all of the time.  After their first adventure with a Poop Fountain they are primed for more adventure.  When they overhear someone talking about seeing a rat that had a human face the three decided they had to see this for themselves.  Despite some obstacles, the three begin to hatch a plan that will enable them to get to the place the rat lived, see and photograph the rat and get home.  But, as they say, the best laid plans…  This was a good adventurous realistic story for elementary kids.