Dodger and Me Series by Jordan Sonnenblick, William Dufris

What would you do if your best friend was:1. Imaginary?2. An oversize blue chimp in surfer shorts? (Potentially embarrassing, but hey, no one else can see him... right?)3. Proposing a plan to help you improve your life?4. Did we say imaginary?5. Driving you crazy?!?!Now you have an idea of what Willie Ryan's life is like when he meets Dodger. It's the beginning of a lot of trouble and a friendship you'll never forget!

In this second installment of Jordan Sonnenblick's Dodger and Me series, the humor runs high, the friendships run deep, and Dodger continues to run on French fries and good intentions.What would you do if your best friend was:1. Still imaginary (and still an oversize blue chimp with major junk-food issues)?2. Nominating you to run for class president – against the most popular kid in your grade?3. In charge of your campaign posters…all blue, of course, including your face!?4... moreIn this second installment of Jordan Sonnenblick's Dodger and Me series, the humor runs high, the friendships run deep, and Dodger continues to run on French fries and good intentions.What would you do if your best friend was:1. Still imaginary (and still an oversize blue chimp with major junk-food issues)?2. Nominating you to run for class president – against the most popular kid in your grade?3. In charge of your campaign posters…all blue, of course, including your face!?4. Planning a magical secret weapon to help you win (not fair and square, right?)?5. Driving you crazy?!?!Now you have an idea of what Willie Ryan's life is like as his adventures with Dodger continue. The last thing Willie wants to do is run for class president, but both his running mate, Lizzie, and Dodger won't let him quit – and have their own ideas of how to run a campaign, especially against James Beeks, Mr. Popularity. less

What would you do if your best friend was: 1. Still imaginary (and getting into trouble with other “imaginary” creatures, such as leprechauns. That’s right, leprechauns!!)? 2. In danger of losing his home, and the only forest in your town, the magical Field of Dreams? 3. Driving you crazy?!?! (But in a best-friend type of way . . . ) Now you have an idea of what Willie Ryan’s life is like in the third and final installment of the hilarious Dodger and Me series... moreWhat would you do if your best friend was: 1. Still imaginary (and getting into trouble with other “imaginary” creatures, such as leprechauns. That’s right, leprechauns!!)? 2. In danger of losing his home, and the only forest in your town, the magical Field of Dreams? 3. Driving you crazy?!?! (But in a best-friend type of way . . . ) Now you have an idea of what Willie Ryan’s life is like in the third and final installment of the hilarious Dodger and Me series. Only this time, Dodger’s gone and peeved a band of leprechauns; Willie’s sister, Amy, is missing; and class bully James Beeks’s dad wants to build a housing development in the Field of Dreams. It just might take an oversize blue chimp—who may or may not be imaginary—and his two fifth-grade friends, Willie and Lizzie, to step up as environmental activists and save the woods (and still get their homework done). less