Sitomer has also authored multiple young adult novels published by disney and penguin putnam which include the hoopster, hiphop high school, homeboyz, the secret story of sonia rodriguez, nerd girls. Fed up with the perpetual infighting, the school principal insists that if the two groups want to continue to compete with one another, they will do so in a productive manner and thus forces all six girls, nerd girls and threepees, to participate in the academic septhalon. Rise of the dorkasaurus, the downside of being up, nerd girls. Jul 28, 2011 the rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer when maureen, 8th grader and selfproclaimed dork, risks her own reputation to protect an allergy prone girl from becoming an involuntary youtube sensation, she unwittingly makes a couple of friends and begins a plot to take down the threepees pretty, popular, and perfect. When maureen discovers that the pretty, popular, perfect girls are planning a mean trick on alice, she decides its finally time to take a stand. Nerd girls the rise of the dorkasaurus 2012 edition open. The nerd girls are still fighting with the threepees pretty, popular, perfect and when the pranks go a little far, the six girls are ordered to work together as their schools team in the academic septatholon. Mean girls meets revenge of the nerds, middleschool style, in a novel that peeks into the lives of an offbeat cast of yearolds in suburban california. Join nerd girls maureen mo, allergy alice, and beanpole barbara as they take on the school queen bees, the 3ps, and learn a lesson about. Audio excerpt from rise of the dorkasaurus, the nerd girls series name pronunciation with alan lawrence sitomer. Nerd girls the rise of the dorkasaurus hardcover july 5, 2011 by alan lawrence sitomer author visit amazons alan lawrence sitomer page. Log in you must be logged into bookshare to access this title.
A catastrophe of nerdish proportions nerd girls series. She proudly acknowledges her dorkdom while woofing down cupcakes, hotdogs, and other addicting, fattening foods. A catastrophe of nerdish proportions by alan lawrence sitomer. Awardwinning educator and author alan lawrence sitomers engaging young adult novels have been named among the alas best books of the year. For someone my age, i enjoyed the books for a lot of reasons and possibly related to the characters a little. The rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer when maureen, 8th grader and selfproclaimed dork, risks her own reputation to protect an allergy prone girl from becoming an involuntary youtube sensation, she unwittingly makes a couple of friends and begins a plot to take down the threepees pretty, popular, and perfect. The rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer.
Get the audible audio editions of the nerd girls series from the. This first tale in his planned nerd girls series follows yearold selfproclaimed dorkasaurus maureen and her fellow social outcasts alice and barbara. Its a catastrophe of nerdish proportions, a fastpaced, funny, foray back into the lives of the three nerds we got to know and love in nerd girls book i. The rise of the dorkasaurus, i wasnt sure which way it would go. Nerd girls the rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer, 2012, hyperion books edition. Book talks are short descriptions of books that are meant to encourage reading, provoke discussions, and promote books, especially those that might not be the hot book of the moment. The rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer down with middleschool mean girls. The rise of the dorkasaurus 2011 read online free book by. The rise of the dorkasarus, sitomer has created a touching, if rather abrupt, coming of age story that will bring smiles to the face of anyone who has ever experienced middle school. To date, alan has authored more than 20 books with works ranging from hardhitting ya novels like caged warrior, homeboyz, and hiphop high school to humorous and warm childrens picture books such as daddies do it different, cindersmella and daddys zigzagging bedtime story. Who we are recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. The rise of the dorkasaurus kindle edition by sitomer, alan lawrence. A catastrophe of nerdish proportions by alan lawrence.
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See the complete the nerd girls series book list in. Wisecracking eighthgrader maureen is the selfdescribed anticool heroine of this droll tale of a talentshow showdown. Also considered a loner but in reality he could hang in any dinosaur or nerd crowd going unnoticed for up to 2 hours. Putting a new spin on stem the new york public library. Alan lawrence sitomer is a nationally renowned speaker and was californias teacher of the year in 2007. Lee nerd girls the rise of the dorkasaurus por alan lawrence sitomer disponible en rakuten kobo. The rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer is a book written for preteens.
She joins forces with alice and barbara and the nerd girls enter the school talent show, determined. When maureen discovers that the pretty, popular, perfect girls are planning. Especially on friday nights and some others, theres usually a schedule online theyll be running some kind of draft or tournament with at least a few guys there on the nerd spectrum and possibly a. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. He is also the author of multiple works for young readers, including nerd girls, the hoopster trilogy, the secret story of sonia rodriguez. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nerd girls. The rise of the dorkasaurus 2011, continues unabated. Defiantly nerdy and full of spunk, maureen along with friends alice and barbara return in this boisterous sequel. When maureen discovers that the pretty, popular, perfect girls are planning a mean trick on alice.
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Three middleschool misfits avenge the popular girls. The story is about maureen, a chubby, sarcastic and intelligent thirteenyear old girl. Ebk secret saturdays by torrey maldonado friends in the red hook projects confront questions about what it means to be a friend, a father, and a man. Sitomer is a nationally renowned speaker specializing in engaging reluctant readers who received the 2004 award for classroom excellence from the southern california teachers of. The rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer kirkus. Jan, 2019 nerd girls the rise of the dorkasaurus by alan lawrence sitomer, 2012, hyperion books edition. Klutzy to the extreme, barbara is a beanpole who often embarrasses herself in front of the whole school. Homeboyz, the secret story of sonia rodriguez, nerd girls. The hoopster, hip hop high school, homeboyz, the secret story of sonia rodriguez, nerd, girls.
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Maureen is the narrator, and introduces herself as not only uncool but anticool. Allergyplagued alice cant touch a mango without breaking out in a rash, and if she eats wheat, her vision goes blurry. A catastrophe of nerdish proportions nerd girls by alan lawrence sitomer. She joins forces with alice and barbara and the nerd girls enter the school talent show. In addition to being an innercity high school english teacher and professor in the graduate school of education at loyola marymount university, mr. However, when the pretty, popular, perfect girls known as the threepees in her eighth. Maureen, a thirteen year old selfproclaimed dork a saurus, is totally addicted to cupcakes and hot dogs and thinks that her body looks like a baked potato. Maureen usually observes the world from a position of solitude, alone in the. Download the nerd girls audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. The rise of the dorkasaurus nerd girls, book 1 by alan lawrence. When she finds out the threepees you know them, the pretty, popular and perfect girls. The rise of the dorkasaurus kindle edition by alan lawrence sitomer. Maureen, a thirteenyearold selfproclaimed dorkasau.
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