Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin (Roscoe Riley Rules Series #7)

by Katherine Applegate, Brian Biggs (Illustrator)

Overview

The hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker from Katherine Applegate—Newbery Medal winning and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Crenshaw and Wishtree—returns with a fresh new look from artist Brian Biggs and bonus material!

If Roscoe guesses the weight of a giant pumpkin, he’ll win a bunch of new books for the school library and a ton of candy! Easy, right? But a little black cat keeps trying to cross his path! Will the bad-luck kitty jinx Roscoe and ruin his chance to win?

Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald’s Stink series; Nancy Krulik’s George Brown, Class Clown series; Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries series; and Dan Gutman’s My Weirder School series. This repackaged edition now includes Roscoe Riley’s Time-Out Activities, featuring lists, games, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062392541
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/17/2017
Series:	Roscoe Riley Rules Series , #7
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	493,461
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the One and Only series, the Endling series, Crenshaw, Wishtree, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, and the Animorphs series. She lives with her family in Nevada.

Everything Goes is a series of books written and illustrated by Brian Biggs. The first books in the series, Everything Goes: On Land and Everything Goes: In the Air, are a celebration of cars, trucks, motorcycles, planes, and other things that go!

Editorial Reviews

Roscoe is an appealing, lively kid whose story is both entertaining and thought-provoking, and Biggs’expressive pencil drawings add to the humor.

ALA Booklist

Applegate’s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers. Adult readers-aloud will also appreciate the understated humor of Roscoe’s narrative and nod in recognition at the goings-on.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Applegate’s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers. Adult readers-aloud will also appreciate the understated humor of Roscoe’s narrative and nod in recognition at the goings-on.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Applegate’s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers. Adult readers-aloud will also appreciate the understated humor of Roscoe’s narrative and nod in recognition at the goings-on.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Applegate’s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Fun reads. Good choices for children transitioning from beginning readers to chapter books.” — School Library Journal

“Roscoe is an appealing, lively kid whose story is both entertaining and thought-provoking.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

Roscoe is an appealing, lively kid whose story is both entertaining and thought-provoking.

Booklist

Roscoe is an appealing, lively kid whose story is both entertaining and thought-provoking.

Booklist

Applegate’s writing is strong and lively, and the short sentences, funny situations, and frequent appearance of pictures will make this series an easy sell to novice readers.

The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books