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Elias, Shohei, and Honoria have always been a trio united against That Which Is The Peshtigo School. But suddenly it seems that understanding and sticking up for a best friend isn�t as easy as it used to be. Elias, reluctant science fair participant, finds himself defying the authority of Mr. Ethan Eden, teacher king of chem lab. Shohei, all-around slacker, is approaching a showdown with his adop... More

Elias, Shohei, and Honoria have always been a trio united against That Which Is The Peshtigo School. But suddenly it seems that understanding and sticking up for a best friend isn�t as easy as it used to be. Elias, reluctant science fair participant, finds himself defying the authority of Mr. Ethan Eden, teacher king of chem lab. Shohei, all-around slacker, is approaching a showdown with his adoptive parents, who have decided that he needs to start "hearing" his ancestors. And Honoria, legal counsel extraordinaire, discovers that telling a best friend you like him, without actually telling him, is a lot harder than battling Goliath Reed or getting a piranha to become vegetarian. What three best friends find out about the Land of the Rising Sun, Pygocentrus nattereri, and Galileo�s choice, among other things, makes for a hilarious and intelligent read filled with wit, wisdom, and a little bit of science. Parents� Choice Gold Award Winner 2003 Writers� League of Texas Teddy Award, 2004 A Junior Library Guild Selection An ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adult Readers, 2006 Nominee, Georgia Children�s Book Award, 2005-2006 Featured, Texas Book Festival "A school story, a romance, a courtroom drama, a comedy-Smith has put it all together in one book with three great characters-kids who are both brainy AND funny. I wish I�d known them when I was growing up." -Linda Sue Park, Newbery Award Winning Author of A Single Shard. "A fresh, unusual story of friendship and honesty, riddled with wit, intelligence, and more than a few chuckles." -School Library Journal "[A] fast-paced send up of school life. Smith achieves just the right balance of intelligent wit and drama in his first novel." -Booklist "Smith�s sparkling debut offers three seventh grade narrators, each of them precocious, intelligent, and wickedly funny...Readers will identify with these smart characters and enjoy the vicarious attendance at their idiosyncratic school." -Publisher�s Weekly Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo is published in Japan by Poplar Sha and in Korea by DongSanSa.

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