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Summary: Hey New York! Are you ready for Nate Rocks?Fifth grader Nathan Rockledge has been counting down the
days—and meals—until his class trip to New York City. Now
that the big event is finally here, he can barely stand the
excitement. After all, isn’t this what being a fifth grader
is all about? Oh sure, his Mom is one of the chaperones, his
annoying sister Abby is tagging along, and that know-it-all
classmate, Lisa, will be there as well. However, none of
that matters. Not when he’ll be with his best friends,
Tommy and Sam.
While seeing the sights, his teacher wants his class to take
notes, but Nathan has other ideas. With paper and pencil in
hand, Nathan prefers to doodle, transforming himself into
Nate Rocks, boy hero. Amid ninja pigeons to fend off, aliens
to attack, and the baseball game of the century to save,
will Nate Rocks be able to save the day one more time?
BioKaren Pokras Toz writes middle grade and adult contemporary fiction.
Her books have won several awards including two Readers’ Favorite Book
Awards, the Grand Prize in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, as well
as placing first for two Global E-Book Awards for Pre-Teen Literature.
Karen is a member of the Society of the Children's Book
Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). For children, her books include the
Nate Rocks series, Millicent Marie is Not My Name, & Pie and Other
Brilliant Ideas. For adult readers, Karen’s books include Chasing
Invisible, and her soon to be released, Whispered Wishes series.
A native of Connecticut, Karen now lives outside of Philadelphia
with her husband and three children.
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Nate Rocks the City Excerpt
“Um, what just happened?” Claire
nervously asks.
“Nathan broke the elevator,
that’s what happened!” Lisa exclaims, hands on her hips.
“I did not,” I say, looking at
Lisa. “You’re the one who did it. You pressed all those buttons at the same
time.”
“Well, you made me do that. You
pushed my hand right into the panel. Wait until I tell my mother … and your
mother … and Mrs. Cogin … and—”
As if being stuck in the elevator
weren’t enough, as if listening to Lisa cackle weren’t enough, suddenly, all of
the lights in the elevator go out, leaving us in the pitch dark.
Kara screams. Really screams—like
horror movie type screams, that is, until Lisa slaps her across the
face—impressive, too, since she is able to make a direct hit in the dark. I
can’t really say I blame Lisa there. Kara is now quietly whimpering, but at
least she has stopped screaming.
“The alarm!” I blurt out.
“Whenever an elevator gets stuck in a movie, they always press the alarm
button. There has to be one somewhere.”
“Great idea, genius,” Lisa says.
“Except, we’re standing in pitch black. How are we supposed to find the alarm
button?”
“Hello?” Claire yells. “Hello?
Can you hear us? We’re stuck inside this elevator! Anybody?”
“Well, why don’t we just press buttons?
What’s the worst that could happen? We’re already stuck,” I suggest.
“No thanks to you,” Lisa
complains. “Isn’t that what got us here in the first place?”
“Don’t blame me for this!” I
yell. “This is all your fault. You’re the one who is so bossy all the time.
You’re the one …”
A tiny bit of light comes on in
the back corner of the elevator, and we turn around. Anna is holding a small
flashlight. She shrugs and points to the key ring that connects the flashlight
to her backpack.
“Smart,” I say.
Anna shines it on the control
panel, and I find and press the button labeled lights. Tiny emergency lights
come on at each of the top corners of the elevator. Next, I press the bright
red alarm button. It’s loud; almost as loud as Kara’s screaming, which has started
up once more and is louder because it is right next to my ear. I look at Lisa
to see if she is going to slap her again, but she is too busy pounding on the
elevator door with Claire.
“Help us! Help! Get us out!” Claire and Lisa
both yell together. “Please!”
Anna just stands there as if
frozen, staring weirdly at the control panel.
I slowly back up until I feel the
wall hit my heels, and I slide halfway down into a crouching position. Hanging
my head, I cover my ears with my hands. Well
this is fun. I wonder if the rest of the class has even noticed we’re
missing. They’ve probably already left for dinner. They’re probably sinking
their teeth into a juicy hamburger right this very minute. They’re probably…
The deafening sound of the alarm
finally stops, along with Kara’s screams and Lisa and Claire’s yelling as the
doors slide open.
“My baby! My baby!” Mom rushes into the
elevator and tackles me all the way to the ground as she tries to embrace me.
“Cant. Breathe.” Those are the
words I attempt to say, but it comes out sounding more like, “Ka. Boom.”
“Awww, was Natie afwaid the
elevator would go boom?”
I look up between what little
space I do have between myself and Mom’s body to see my sister, Abby, standing
over me with her hands on her hips and a smirk on her face. Mom stands up,
helping me up as well.
“What are you doing here, Abby?”
I ask, brushing my pants off.
Nate Rocks it out hard as the series comes to an end - action packed, full of adventure, creative imagination, and laugh out load fun!
In the last installment of the Nate Rocks series, Nate's class visits New York City. With Nate's overactive imagination and his trusty sketchpad this won't be like most visits to NYC. With ninja birds, aliens, & more - you're sure to have fun!
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Nate Rocks it out hard as the series comes to an end - action packed, full of adventure, creative imagination, and laugh out load fun!
In the last installment of the Nate Rocks series, Nate's class visits New York City. With Nate's overactive imagination and his trusty sketchpad this won't be like most visits to NYC. With ninja birds, aliens, & more - you're sure to have fun!
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