Clara Humble, the winsome and uber-confident fourth-grader who's been described as "Ramona Quimby meets Timmy Failure" is back for a second adventure. When Clara and her best friend, Bradley, discover their favorite game show, 'Smarty Pants' a mix of trivia and obstacle course stunts - is recruiting in their area, Clara is sure she'll be chosen. Fame and game - show glory will be hers... with Bradley's help, of course. Things get complicated when Bradley also earns a contestant spot on the show, and the friends are pitted against each other. It escalates into an epic schoolyard battle between boys and girls, and not everyone is playing fair. Will Clara and Bradley's friendship survive? Between the tension, sabotage, shenanigans, and Clara's comics featuring her alter ego @Cat, this is a flat-out funny, fast-paced read. AUTHOR: Anna Humphrey dreamt of being a writer since she was a teenager, and those dreams came true with the publication of her first YA novel, Mission (Un)Popular. Clara Humble: Quiz Whiz is the second in the Clara Humble series and Anna's fifth book. Anna lives with her family in Kitchener, Ontario. Lisa Cinar is an illustrator, educator, picture book enthusiast, pattern lover, and owner of the online shop Draw Me a Lion. She has written and illustrated two picture books in addition to illustrating the Clara Humble series. Lisa teaches in the Continuing Studies department at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. SELLING POINTS: ? Second book in the middle-grade Clara Humble series ? Features a confident and irresistibly funny, relatable female protagonist ? Clara's comic line drawings add context and laugh-out-loud humor ? Plot includes conflict resolution where kids work it out themselves Ages 8-12
