Nate Rocks the World, by Karen Pokras Toz

01/03/2013

Nate Rocks the World, by Karen Pokras Toz

Ten-year-old Nathan Rockledge cannot catch a break. After all, life as a fourth-grader can be hazardous - what with science projects to deal with and recess football games to avoid. Everyone, including his best friend Tommy, seems to have bad luck when hanging around Nathan. Throw in an older sister who is a royal pain, a dad who is stuck in the past, and a mom who keeps trying to poison him with her awful cooking, and poor Nathan's life as a fourth-grader appears to be completely doomed. Armed only with his sketchpad, his imagination, and his wits, Nathan Rockledge navigates the perils of the fourth grade in style, to emerge heroic, as Nate Rocks, proving that even a ten-year-old can accomplish great things.

*2012 GLOBAL EBOOK AWARD WINNER: PRE-TEEN CATEGORY

*2012 UP AUTHOR AWARD RUNNER UP BEST 1ST CHAPTER

*2012 UP AUTHOR AWARD RUNNER UP BEST COVER

*2012 GRAND PRIZE WINNER PURPLE DRAGONFLY BOOK AWARDS

*2012 1ST PLACE CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK PURPLE DRAGONFLY BOOK AWARDS

Our Review: Nate Rocks the World is an outstanding book that will keep the interest of any reader. It is full of adventure, encouraging a readers imagination, and it will put a smile on their face. Not only will they love Nate, they will love the other characters as well. This is a book parents will be happy to let their children read, and want to pass on to other children to enjoy. We give this book a huge thumbs up and are excited to read other books written by Karen Pokras Toz.

BIO: Karen Pokras Toz is a writer, wife and mom. Karen grew up in Connecticut and currently lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and three children. In June 2011, Karen published her first middle grade children’s novel for 7-12 year olds called Nate Rocks the World, which won First Place for Children’s Chapter Books and the Grand Prize Overall in the 2012 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, as well as placing first for a Global E-Book Award for Pre-Teen Literature. In 2012, Karen published the second in the Nate Rocks series, Nate Rocks the Boat, followed by middle grade novel, Millicent Marie Is Not My Name. Karen is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).