Alex and the Ironic Gentlemen By Adrienne Kress

This is a personal favortie of mine. I would love to say that this is a book for everybody and all age groups are included. However, this is one book dedicated to our younger readers out there. It is witty, quirky, comical and random. Yet it all somehow makes complete sense. So here's the deal: There is this girl. A ten-and-a-half-year-old girl who is constantly being mistaken for the opposite gender because of her somewhat manly/boyish haircut and name. Her name is Alex Morningside and she attends the Wigpowder-Steele Academy for the boring, rich, and snobby. Luckily she get an awesome and very relatable new sixth grade teacher who goes by the name of Mr. Underwood. He has a family secret, which is of pirate and buried treasured based. Because of that, he gets kidnapped by the notorious pirates of the Ironic Gentlemen. During his capture in the Morningside residence, Alex's one and only guardian is crushed to death by doorknobs. She, having no time to mourn her loss, sets out on a journey to rescue Mr. Underwood and find some buried treasure while she is at it. Along the way, she meets new friends and foes. Both organic and inorganic. From an unappreciated Extremely Ginormous Octopus to wicked old ladies to talking refrigeradors. All the juicy extras and in-betweens I'll leave for you to anticipate and wonder at. At least until you grab this book, flip it open, pop a squat, and devour it with your eyes. F.Y.I: This is only the first book in a new and delightful new children's series. Well, new as of 2009. So look out there for the second book.