5.0

Maybe you'll think it's a character flaw, but I love this series!

There is enough humor to last a lifetime in these books. Case in point: from the Turbo Toilet that comes back from the gassy surface of Uranus, to the teachers in their underwear, to the description of diet soda ("fizzy brown phosphoric acid"), to the names of the cross-bred hamsterdactyls: Dawn, Orlando and Tony. There's a Flip-O-Rama drawn by "a four year-old guest artist," which will prove to readers of all ages that they have enough drawing skill to make their own Flip-O-Ramas. There's a nod to the requisite disapproving grandmother and to the ridiculousness of standardized tests.

Even with just 5 days of school left, I predict that no less than half my class will have this book read by the time we reach the finish line!