Cody Michaels Books

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Hey, New Kid!

Virtual Cody

Cody’s Secret Admirer

Spotlight on Cody

Cody Unplugged

 

 

Easy Readers  

Camp Knock Knock

Camp Knock Knock Mystery

 

Chapter Books

The Math Wiz

The Gadget War

How to be Cool in the Third Grade

Alien for Rent

 

The Pet Patrol

Puppy Love

Wild Things

Animal Rescue  

The Throw Away Pets

   

Lucky Books

A Boy in the Doghouse

Lucky on the Loose

Lucky in Left Field

Lucky Christmas

 

For Older Readers

Coaster

Utterly Yours, Booker Jones

Fur-ever Yours Booker Jones

My Dog, My Hero

The SOS Files

 

 

   

Activities for the Classroom to Copy and Share

 

1. Cody imagines himself as super, deluxe, new and improved. Make a poster about yourself. What adjectives best describe you?

 

2.  Cody wishes that he could find a how-to book about being a new kid.  Write a book titled How to be a New Kid in Five Easy Lessons.

 

3. Aaron and Cody spend an entire day at school pretending to be spacemen.  Give an oral report as if you are a spaceman visiting an earth school for the very first time. Don’t forget to tell about the school cafeteria.

 

4.  Cody has to find out what an emu is.  Look up emu in the library and see what you can find out about it.  Would an emu make a good pet?

 

5. Cody writes a letter to his friend in Topeka.  Write an answer to Cody’s letter.

 

6. Make a time line of your life like Cody does.

 

7. Cody imagines that his mother is Mom-a-sauras, an American Gladiator.  Imagine that someone you know is an American Gladiator. What would their name be?   Draw them in their costume.

 

8. List things that you could do to make a new kid at your school feel welcome.

 

Other Books by Betsy Duffey                                               

 

How to be Cool in the Third Grade   Parents’ Choice Award,  Childs’ Choice Award 

The Gadget War           “On target . . . Should prove irresistible.”  * Booklist

The Math Wiz              “Duffey’s prose is witty and fluid, with a warmth that envelopes . . .” Booklist

       Puppy Love       “Animal lovers won’t want to miss this animated tale”   Publishers Weekly

 

Betsy Duffey, 4825 Franklin Pond Road, Atlanta, GA 30342     404-257-1440