The Misfits

"A knockout. One of the best of the year."
*"A fast, funny, tender story that will touch readers...."
"[A] timely, sensitive, laugh-out-loud must-read. This book is needed."
* "A fast, funny, tender story that will touch readers."--"School Library Journal", starred review ""

"A knockout, one of the best of the year."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
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"A timely, sensitive, laugh-out-loud must-read."--"Voices of America"

Sticks and stones
may break our bones,
but names
will break our spirit.

James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children’s literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe’s books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.