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• Commended for Resource Links The Year's Best 2017 (Canada)

Overview

Matt loves Monster Zap cards. No, no, Matt LOVES Monster Zap cards. He has Monster Zap toys, reads Monster Zap books and wears Monster Zap underwear. Matt and his friends like to trade the cards at school, as the schoolyard is so empty and dirty, there isn't much else for them to do at recess. But when kids start fighting over Monster Zap and the cards are banned, Matt realizes that the school has big problems, maybe even bigger problems than the fights the cards caused. With the help of their teacher, and a superhero in disguise, Matt and his classmates set out to save Monster Zap and end up doing a lot more than that.

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A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence.-- School Library Journal A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books.-- A Kids Book A Day blog A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools.-- Kirkus Reviews Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result!-- Resource Links Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended.-- CM Magazine

A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools. --Kirkus Reviews A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence. --School Library Journal A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books. --A Kids Book A Day blog Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result! --Resource Links Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended. --CM Magazine

A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools. --Kirkus Reviews (12/06/2016) A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence. -- (02/01/2017) A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books. --A Kids Book A Day blog (04/25/2017) Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result! -- (02/15/2017) Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended. -- (02/10/2017)

"""A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence.""-- ""School Library Journal"" ""A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books.""-- ""A Kids Book A Day blog"" ""A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result!""-- ""Resource Links"" ""Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended.""-- ""CM Magazine"""

A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence. -- (02/01/2017) A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books. --A Kids Book A Day blog (04/25/2017) A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools. --Kirkus Reviews (12/06/2016) Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result! -- (02/15/2017) Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended. -- (02/10/2017)

A good choice for emergent readers who might like to promote improvements to their schools. --Kirkus Reviews (12/06/2016) A fine addition to a first chapter book collection. Young readers will be able to relate to these characters while reading at a level that promotes confidence. -- (02/01/2017) Whamond's fast paced and energetic action of the students and staff illustrated with pen and ink adds a lot of energy into the scenes...Szpirglas cleverly shows us the struggle between kids, teachers and leading staff...What great lessons that the author has projected that instead of banning there are alternatives, even lessons to be learned. Putting minds together and listening can create a 'Super Power' result! -- (02/15/2017) A fun slice-of-life school story for kids ready to move up to chapter books. --A Kids Book A Day blog (04/25/2017) Wild Cards will be a great addition to any library&#8212especially an elementary school library...A story that entertains as well as teaches children that, when they work together towards a common goal, they can achieve great things. Highly Recommended. -- (02/10/2017)

Author Information

Jeff Szpirglas is the author of several works for young people, including the horror collections Tales from Beyond the Brain and Tales from the Fringes of Fear. He is also the co-author, with Danielle Saint-Onge, of a number of Orca Echoes titles, including Shark Bait!, X Marks the Spot and Messy Miranda. Jeff has worked at CTV and was an editor at Chirp, Chickadee and Owl magazines. In his spare time, he teaches grade school. Jeff lives with his family in Kitchener, Ontario.

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