Blog Tour - Don't Check Out This Book! by Kate Klise

Synopsis:

Is the sweet town of Appleton ripe for scandal?

Consider the facts:
       Appleton Elementary School has a new librarian named Rita B. Danjerous. (Say it fast.)
       Principal Noah Memree barely remembers hiring her.
      Ten-year-old Reid Durr is staying up way too late reading a book from Ms. Danjerous's controversial "green dot" collection.
       The new school board president has mandated a student dress code that includes white gloves and bow ties available only at her shop.

Sound strange? Fret not. Appleton's fifth-grade sleuths are following the money, embracing the punny, and determined to the get to the funniest, most rotten core of their town's juiciest scandal. Don't miss this seedy saga from the creators of the award-winning Three-Ring Rascals and 43 Old Cemetery Road series!

My Thoughts:

This mixed media middle grade book was a delightful collection of emails, notes, and newspaper articles about a tiny school and a rebel librarian who comes in, introducing the kids (and some adults) to the joy of reading. Of course, reading can also be seen as dangerous, and the adults in charge are immediately leery of the new "green dot" book collection.

I really enjoyed this book. I'm all for dangerous reading and not following the status quo, and found the exchanges between characters delightfully funny!