Babymouse #12: Burns Rubber

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Paperback
$7.99 US
5.5"W x 7"H x 0.33"D  
On sale Jan 12, 2010 | 96 Pages | 9780375857133
Grades 2-5
Reading Level: Lexile GN510L | Fountas & Pinnell Q
Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers for more than a decade! Babymouse and her best friend, Wilson, are ready to race! Will they be the first to cross the finish line? This groundbreaking young graphic novel series, full of humor and fun, is a bestseller that’s sold more than three million copies!
 
"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"—The Chicago Sun-Times

Babymouse's big dreams of becoming a race car driver come true when she and her best pal, Wilson, enter the Race of the Century (or at least the school year). But will she and Wilson crash and burn? Or will they cruise to the Winners' Circle? Find out in Babymouse Burns Rubber!

DON'T MISS The BIG Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker, the newest, brightest, and BIGGER THAN EVER graphic novel from BABYMOUSE!
© Photo provided by the author
Jennifer L. Holm is a New York Times bestselling children's author and the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels Our Only May Amelia, Penny From Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on two graphic novel series—the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series and the bestselling Squish series. She lives in California with her husband and two children. View titles by Jennifer L. Holm
  • NOMINEE
    IRA Children's Choices
Here's what people are saying about Babymouse!

"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"
The Chicago Sun-Times

"Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner!"
The Horn Book, Starred Review

"Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny, and this book, like its predecessors, will draw reluctant readers as well as Babymouse fans."—Booklist

"An almost absurdly likeable heroine."
The Bulletin

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Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers for more than a decade! Babymouse and her best friend, Wilson, are ready to race! Will they be the first to cross the finish line? This groundbreaking young graphic novel series, full of humor and fun, is a bestseller that’s sold more than three million copies!
 
"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"—The Chicago Sun-Times

Babymouse's big dreams of becoming a race car driver come true when she and her best pal, Wilson, enter the Race of the Century (or at least the school year). But will she and Wilson crash and burn? Or will they cruise to the Winners' Circle? Find out in Babymouse Burns Rubber!

DON'T MISS The BIG Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker, the newest, brightest, and BIGGER THAN EVER graphic novel from BABYMOUSE!

Author

© Photo provided by the author
Jennifer L. Holm is a New York Times bestselling children's author and the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels Our Only May Amelia, Penny From Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on two graphic novel series—the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series and the bestselling Squish series. She lives in California with her husband and two children. View titles by Jennifer L. Holm

Awards

  • NOMINEE
    IRA Children's Choices

Praise

Here's what people are saying about Babymouse!

"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"
The Chicago Sun-Times

"Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner!"
The Horn Book, Starred Review

"Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny, and this book, like its predecessors, will draw reluctant readers as well as Babymouse fans."—Booklist

"An almost absurdly likeable heroine."
The Bulletin

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