Books like Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
12 books with a reading profile close to Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd by Holly Black. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Flora Belle Buckman is a cynical ten-year-old girl who finds herself responsible for a squirrel named Ulysses after he is sucked into a high-powered vacuum cleaner.
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The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
This volume compiles the most cynical and sharp-tongued observations from Tyrion Lannister, the stunted nobleman from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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Fangs
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Elsie is a three-hundred-year-old vampire who has spent centuries searching for a partner who can withstand her nocturnal lifestyle and bloodlust.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, a precursor to a sequence of mounting frustrations that define his day.
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes
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Lilly, a spirited young mouse, arrives at school eager to showcase her new musical purse, glittery sunglasses, and three shiny quarters.
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Seriously... I'm Kidding
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Ellen DeGeneres uses a series of conversational essays to examine the trivialities of modern living, ranging from the logistics of meditation to the absurdity of beauty standards and the mechanics of award ceremonies.
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Goodnight Moon Base
by Brett Hoffstadt, Steve Tanaka
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
This picture book adapts a classic bedtime structure to a near-future lunar setting.
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The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Duncan just wants to color, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a stack of letters instead of his drawing tools.
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Dad Is Fat
by Jim Gaffigan
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Jim Gaffigan chronicles the chaotic reality of raising five children in a cramped two-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
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Cat in the Hat Comes Back
by Dr Seuss
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
The story begins with Sally and her brother shoveling a deep snowfall while their mother is away.
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