{"product_id":"9780316594318","title":"The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! Sebastian Metzger is overjoyed when he checks out a brand-new book on octopodes from the school library, but everything goes awry when the book gets ruined.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sebastian Metzger loves learning new things, especially about animals. He's actually been experiencing many new things recently: third grade marks his first year living as a boy. Some things don't change, though. His imaginary friend, Jimothy the chipmunk, is always by his side!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Sebastian spots a new book in the school library on octopodes, he just \u003ci\u003eknows \u003c\/i\u003ehe has to check it out. The only problem is: this book is so new, the librarian hasn't even prepared it to be checked out! Sebastian promises to take great care of it, and the librarian makes an exception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when his little sister accidentally ruins the book, Sebastian is devastated. Will Sebastian find a way to save the library book and redeem himself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Sebastian’s story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class where friendship and fun rule the school, from award-winning author Kyle Lukoff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e My Weirdtastic School fans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e Reluctant readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e Classroom read-alouds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Clements fans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e Animal\/Octopus enthusiasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e Book lovers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class have plenty of stories to share!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Emma McKenna, Full Out (#1)\u003cbr\u003e Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2)\u003cbr\u003e Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3)\u003cbr\u003e The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4) \u003cbr\u003e Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) \u003cbr\u003e Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) \u003cbr\u003e Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7)\u003cbr\u003e Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8)\u003cbr\u003e Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) — \u003ci\u003eavailable for preorder now!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) —\u003ci\u003e available for preorder now!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation (#11) —\u003ci\u003e available for preorder now!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat (#12) — \u003ci\u003eavailable for preorder now!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!","brand":"Kyle Lukoff","offers":[{"title":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2026-03-10","offer_id":47350505439487,"sku":"9780316594318","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8b0b784d-e994-40e6-a6eb-c6b366b0d028.jpg?v=1760454643","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780316594318","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}