How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue (My Life is a Zoo #3)

by Jess Keating (Author)

How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue (My Life is a Zoo #3)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
What would middle school be like if you lived in a zoo? Just ask Ana Wright, star of the hilarious, award-nominated My Life is A Zoo series that combines first crushes, friendship fails...and pack dynamics.Surprise! Ana's long distance BFF is finally coming back to visit. But with her purple hair and new attitude, Liv is barely the girl Ana remembers. This new Liv probably thinks a birthday party at the zoo is lame. Maybe if Ana has a super-secret sleepover instead, she'd never have to introduce Liv to Ashley, former enemy and now Ana's best-ish friend. What could go wrong?Creature File for Liv: Species Name: Best FrendicusKingdom: New ZealandPhylum: girl who used to be Ana Wright's best friend, girl who used to like getting milkshakes at Shaken, Not StirredFeeds on: video chats with Leilani, attention from boysLife span: undetermined, but if things keep going the way they are, the lifespan of Ana and Liv, BFFs isn't going to be the forever they thought...Jess Keating combines the quirky humor and animal-centric plots of Carl Hiaasen with the awkward adolescent antics of Lauren Myracle in this fresh new middle grade series!Praise for How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied (My Life is a Zoo Book 1): 2015 Red Maple Award nominee2015-2016 Georgia Children's Book Award nomineeKeating delivers a fun-filled, pitch-perfect book...about the perils of being 12 in a snake-eat-snake world.--Kirkus STARRED ReviewLife is literally a zoo for shy twelve-year-old Anna, who is trying to avoid seventh-grade bullies while hiding that her family lives among crocodiles and elephants.--Los Angeles TimesA menagerie of laugh-out-loud antics.--Anna Staniszewski, author of The Dirt DiaryA wild romp, filled with humor and heart.--Lisa Schroeder, author of It's Raining Cupcakes
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With her trademark kid-oriented wit and lighthearted touch, Keating leads readers through the daily emotional ups and downs of the typical just-turned-teenager who is trying to juggle hormones, parents, schoolwork, and, most importantly, her friends...A sweet reminder that being middle school girl is about far more than boys and makeup. -Kirkus, starred review - Kirkus Reviews
Jess Keating
Jess Keating is a zoologist-turned-author who writes with the sort of wisdom you can only get from multiple crocodile bites and skunk sprays. She's received oodles of state awards and starred reviews for her books, which include the World of Weird Animals nonfiction series and the biographies Shark Lady and Ocean Speaks. She also dabbles in illustration, has her own Youtube Channel, and runs a blog that's popular with teachers and librarians for its exploration of STEM subjects and the writing process. Jess lives with her husband in Ontario, Canada.

Michelle Mee Nutter graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Illustration, Creative Quarterly and she is the illustrator of the graphic novel Allergic. Nutter lives in Boston, Mass.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781492617945
Lexile Measure
740
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Publication date
October 20, 2015
Series
My Life Is a Zoo
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Zoos
Best friends
Production and direction
Documentary films

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