Everybody Bugs Out

by Leslie Margolis

Overview

Annabelle has tamed the wild boys and catty girls of middle school. Now
it's time for her first school dance! A couple of Annabelle's friends
already have dates and she would like one, too. Better yet, she finally
has a crush on someone-Oliver. The problem? Claire also likes him, and
she's called dibs. To complicate things further, Annabelle has to work
super closely with her secret crush on their science fair project! And
it looks like one of their competitors is up to something shady. . . .
If Annabelle says something, will Oliver respect her for it or think
she's a snitch? And will she ever understand what these junior-high boys
are really thinking?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599906379
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/24/2011
Series:	Annabelle Unleashed , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Lexile:	650L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the Annabelle Unleashed books Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, Everybody Bugs Out, and One Tough Chick, as well as the Maggie Brooklyn mystery series. The Disney Channel movie Zapped!, starring Zendaya was inspired by the first book in the Annabelle Unleashed series, Boys are Dogs.
www.lesliemargolis.com
@lesliemargolis
LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries, as well as five books in the Annabelle Unleashed series, including Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, Everybody Bugs Out, One Tough Chick, and Monkey Business. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.

www.lesliemargolis.com
@LeslieMargolis

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4–7—Annabelle's first year at a coed middle school continues to provide challenges and opportunities to observe that human and animal behavior are not all that far apart. This time it is the bugs that take center stage. It is February and everyone seems to be paired up in anticipation of the big Valentine's Day dance except Annabelle. Even her secret crush/science-fair partner has been snatched away by her friend Claire before she could declare her interest in him. Since love doesn't seem to be in the cards, can their project on how colors attract bugs at least win them first prize at the science fair? While the connection between bug attraction and first crushes is a bit of a stretch, Margolis makes a great attempt to make a case. Annabelle's mix of confidence and anxiety is spot-on for tween readers, and this third installment in the series will not disappoint fans of the first two.—Kathleen Meulen Ellison, Sakai Intermediate School, Bainbridge Island, WA

School Library Journal

Margolis delivers a vivacious third installment in the Annabelle Unleashed series.

It is post–winter vacation, and Annabelle is full of New Year's resolutions and hope for the new semester. However, her equanimity is short-lived, as she finds herself embroiled in a multitude of secrets. Two key events occurring over the upcoming Valentine's Day weekend—the science fair and the first school dance—have created a moil of anxiety and intrigue among Annabelle and her friends. Annabelle silently nurtures a secret crush on her gregarious science-fair partner, Oliver. However, her silence leads to distress when good friend Claire openly declares her intent to ask Oliver to the dance. Is it too late for Annabelle to be honest with herself, her friend and Oliver about her crush? Annabelle also finds herself in a quandary when she discovers Emma's boyfriend has cheated on his science-fair project; Annabelle must decide when it is OK to divulge a secret. Margolis' breezy tone nicely conveys the peaks and valleys of middle-school life.

Readers will be cheering for Annabelle as she struggles to extricate herself from this tangled web of subterfuge.(Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews