Teddy Mars Book #2: Almost a Winner

By Molly B. Burnham

Book Overview

Fans of Jeff Kinney's humor and Sharon Creech's heartfelt stories will love the second book in this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records.

Win or lose, friends stick together. But when Teddy's whole class decides to break a bigger, better world record, friends turn into enemies. And Teddy feels stuck in the middle. To fix this mess, Teddy will have to do something he's never done before--try not to break a record Can he win at losing before his whole class misses out? And can Teddy be a winner at all without help from his friends? Humor and grit triumph in this story of one boy's struggle to make peace in a class full of record breakers, a coop full of pigeons, and a world full of wonders.

Told in short, accessible sections with fun lists and highly rambunctious illustrations, the Teddy Mars series is perfect for reading aloud. Teddy's never-give-up attitude will have readers laughing out loud and striving to break world records of their own.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062278134
• ISBN13: 9780062278135
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6