Kids into Books: The Frog Files

Author: Annie Dalton

Illustrator: Brett Hudson

Age: 6-10 years

Publisher: Mammoth, $10.95


Spring had arrived in Darkwoods. Birds shouted from rooftops. Weeds poked through the concrete. And Tyler wanted to go to school about as much as he wanted chickenpox.

When he finally dragged himself upstairs to his classroom, Cory was glaring out of the window, chewing his nails.

" What" s up?" tyler asked.

" Angie Fern" s late," sighed Jade.

Ricardo scowled." Bet she" s left to teach at some posh school."

" Why does everyone hate Darkwoods kids so much?" asked Sita.

" They think we" ve got brains like peanuts," Ali explained.

" But Angie" s different," said Ying Lee.

" Shut up," said Cory." Just shut up."