The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Springstubb, Tricia

Cody and the Rules of Life

167 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7920-0 $14.99

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. When her brother's bicycle is stolen, Cody is determined to get it back. She accuses an unlikable classmate--falsely, it turns out. Meanwhile, despite her qualms, she agrees to a toy swap with best-school-friend Pearl that leaves her without her beloved security object, Gremlin. Told in third-person-limited narration, this gentle, funny, moving chapter book, the third about Cody, captures the girl's personal struggles and sensitive nature.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017