Make a Splash READ

from fine comb to block marble to small wave.
Horvath, David, and Sun-Min Kim. How to Draw Uglydoll Kit: Ugly Drawings in a Few Easy Steps.
Walter Foster, 2006. 32 p. (978-1560108900) All ages. Teaches artists of all ages and skill levels to draw
the “ugliest” characters around, from Jeero and Wagehead to Ice-Bat and UglyDog.
Murphy, John. Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-Off Socks. Lark
Books, 2005. 120 p. (978-1579906108) Adult. Sculpt and sew a one-of-a-kind menagerie from cast-off
socks and your own imagination.
Rothbart, David. Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from around the World. Fireside,
2004. 256 p. (978-0743251143, pap.) Adult. From discarded valentines to a breakup letter written on the
back of an airsickness bag, this tribute to everyday life takes an uncensored, poignant, and hilarious peek
into other people’s lives.
Warren, Frank. PostSecret: Extraordinary Secrets from Ordinary Lives. William Morrow, 2005. 288 p.
(978-0060899196) Adult. For the Postsecret project, which was started in October 2004, Warren asked
people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. This
compilation is astonishing in its honesty and creativity.
Fiction
Castelucci, Cecil. The Plain Janes. Minx, 2007. 176 p. (978-1401211158, pap.) Gr. 7!10. When Jane
moves to the suburbs, she thinks her life is over, but she meets three friends who form a club P.L.A.I.N.E.,
but can art really save a group of misfits from high school?
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. Knopf, 2002. 208 p. (978-0375822339, pap.) Gr. 6!10. In this story about the
perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named
Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
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