The Kids in Mrs. Zs Class The Legen..., William Alexander
The Kids in Mrs. Zs Class The Legen..., William Alexander
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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: The Legend of Memo Castillo

Author: William Alexander

Series: Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #4

Narrator: Gary Tiedemann

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Memo Castillo can’t wait for his first-ever MagiCon fan convention, but his plans are on the verge of collapse unless he can find a ride—fast!   

Guillermo "Memo" Castillo and Theo Chang can’t wait to attend the local MagiCon convention.  They’ll dress up in costumes, play in their first-ever Sorcery competition, defeat that snotty fifth grader Josh Harkan, and have an awesome day.

But Memo's dad can't drive them to the convention. His mom can't either. Theo's family is out as well. Memo has to figure out a new plan for their epic journey before it’s too late!
 
He turns to Lala, his fearsome abuela. Lala doesn't speak English, though, and Memo doesn't speak Spanish. When Lala unexpectedly agrees to take Memo and Theo to the convention, it opens up a whole new set of adventures and challenges—along with a kind of magic that Memo never expected. 
 
Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Memo’s story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class where friendship and fun rule the school, from National Book Award winner William Alexander.
 
Perfect for!
★ My Weirdtastic School fans
★ Reluctant readers
★ Classroom read-alouds
★ Andrew Clements fans
★ Multilingual families
★ D&D players
 
Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class have plenty of stories to share!
Emma McKenna, Full out (#1)
Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2)
Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3)
Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) 
Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) 
Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7)
Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8)
Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) — available for preorder now!
Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) — available for preorder now!
Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation (#11) — available for preorder now!
Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat (#12) — available for preorder now!
 
*The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!

About William Alexander

William Alexander won the National Book Award for his debut novel, Goblin Secrets, and won the Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook. His other novels include A Festival of Ghosts, A Properly Unhaunted Place, Ghoulish Song, Nomad, and Ambassador. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion workshop. He teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Like the protagonist of Nomad and Ambassador, William is the son of a Latino immigrant to the US. Visit him online at WillAlex.net and GoblinSecrets.com, and on Twitter via @WillieAlex.


Reviews

Goodreads review by klaudia on September 19, 2024

a fun children's chapter book with costumes, card games, and Latino representation. the fourth book in the beautiful series "the kids in mrs. z's class" once again shows a beautiful and unique representation, this time we've got a story about memo, who's a fan of science fiction and fantasy things. i......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on May 15, 2025

The delightful fourth installment of The Kids in Mrs. Z's class-- Memo is a fan and geek-- and he's got friends who are just as excited as he is to attend a local con and enter the cosplay contest except he's upset he might disappoint his friends because his dad can't bring them. Instead he enlists......more