Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Pizza Planet People

Gr 2—4—Fern Goldberg, aka Super Chicken Nugget Boy, is back. This time, he and his friend Lester narrowly escape a mysterious pizza box that falls from the sky. It contains what looks like an ordinary pizza but turns out to be an extraterrestrial Pizza Person. Accompanying it is an entire army of Pizza People, on a mission to bring home pizza ingredients in hopes of saving their planet. Of course, individuals' reactions vary; some folks don't believe in them, some try to eat them, and the boys' teacher even builds a missile launcher to destroy Planet Pizza. In the end, it's up to Super Chicken Nugget Boy and Arnie the Awesome Amphibian to help the aliens and their planet. Large, easy-to-read font; frequent black-and-white illustrations, and a quickly moving plot make this a good choice for readers who are new to chapter books—particularly those whose tastes lean toward the wacky.—Amanda Moss Struckmeyer, Middleton Public Library, WI