Freddie Ramos Stomps the Snow

Jules has managed to add a new, fun twist with each book and raise the stakes on Freddie's heroism. In this case, he gets special snowshoes that he can strap to his purple zapatos so that it clears the snow when he runs 90 mph. We get a real-life challenge (the heat goes out in a building) and a hig......more

10/24/2021 ~ I appreciate that Freddie uses "thinking powers" to go with his "super powers." The author makes it explicit that pausing for a moment to think through a situation can be more powerful that simply relying on super speed. I also appreciate Freddie's kind nature and willingness to help ot......more

Wouldn’t it be cool to have a pair of shoes that let you zip around and do amazing things, just like a superhero? Freddie Ramos does know because he has Zapato Power. Freddie is a very special kid. Mr. Vaslov, an inventor, knew it. He had given Freddie a very special pair of shoes to test. With the p......more

In this book Freddy and friends get sent home from school early because of a odd snow storm in March. It snows so much they also get the next day off as well. But when the heat breaks in one of the buildings in the Starwood Park apartment complex and the residents have to stay at the school Mr. Vas......more