School, Drool and Other Daily Disasters
by Rachel Vail (Author) Matthew Cordell (Illustrator)
September 1, Tuesday Okay, yes. I'm worried. Already. I can't help it.
September 2, Wednesday Seven days to go until the start of third grade. I can't sleep. I'm not getting onto a good schedule. I'm still on a summer schedule. But worse. Everybody else is asleep. Mom, Dad, Elizabeth—they're all snoring, and I'm still up. Listening. To the silence. It's very loud, the silence in my room. I'm flopping around my bed, tangling in my blankets. My pajamas are starting to itch. My stuffed snake, Snakey, is giving me an evil look, like he might come to life and bite me. I know that is not possible and I definitely don't believe in stuff like that anymore. Just in case, though, I'm now sitting up, with my heart pounding, throwing blankets on top of Snakey. It's not working. I know he's still in there, under my blankets, with his venomous stuffed teeth and glassy eyes. I'm more awake than ever. If I don't get enough sleep, I am a disaster. Sometimes I am a disaster anyway. And I don't just mean at ball sports . . .
Recognition: Bank Street Children's Book of the Year (2011)
September 2, Wednesday Seven days to go until the start of third grade. I can't sleep. I'm not getting onto a good schedule. I'm still on a summer schedule. But worse. Everybody else is asleep. Mom, Dad, Elizabeth—they're all snoring, and I'm still up. Listening. To the silence. It's very loud, the silence in my room. I'm flopping around my bed, tangling in my blankets. My pajamas are starting to itch. My stuffed snake, Snakey, is giving me an evil look, like he might come to life and bite me. I know that is not possible and I definitely don't believe in stuff like that anymore. Just in case, though, I'm now sitting up, with my heart pounding, throwing blankets on top of Snakey. It's not working. I know he's still in there, under my blankets, with his venomous stuffed teeth and glassy eyes. I'm more awake than ever. If I don't get enough sleep, I am a disaster. Sometimes I am a disaster anyway. And I don't just mean at ball sports . . .
Recognition: Bank Street Children's Book of the Year (2011)
Justin Case Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Justin CaseReading level: 7+
Books in series: 3
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: illustrated realistic fiction school friendship family comedy & humour
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. School, Drool and Other Daily Disasters (2010)2. Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom (2012)
3. Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully (2014)