Honk if you love Pluto! In the latest offering from Megan McDonald’s Stink series, Stink Moody and his friends take a stand in the name of science. When Stink finds out that Pluto is too small and shrimpy to be considered a planet anymore, he, kind of a shrimpy kid himself, can’t believe how unfair those scientists are. How can they possibly kick Pluto out after all these years? Challenging the facts and their know-it-all classmate rotten Riley Rottenberger, Stink and company stage playground protests and write their own play, concluding with a classroom debate that pits acceptance against science. Peter H. Reynolds’s illustrations are whimsical and eye catching, and Stink proves to be a winning and funny character. Each chapter is peppered with fun facts about the different planets that make up our solar system, including the very contemporary discovery that Pluto is actually a dwarf planet. Stink makes science fun and exciting for young readers. 119 pages. Ages 8-11

Recommended by Molly Crumbley, Librarian