I've been really bad about sharing my thoughts on the books I have read this year.  Since this book collection is new to me, I wanted to focus on reading as many chapter books as possible, so that I would have a lot of titles I could recommend to students, teachers and parents.  The first book I read this school year was...
I was skeptical and expected something a long the lines of a third grade Captain Underpants type story with the type of potty humor that makes parents question my sanity as a librarian.  I was completely surprised, and I'll be recommending this series to students, teachers as fun read alouds, and parents as a great series to get their kids hooked on reading.  This book is clever and witty.  Two brothers, full of spunk and adventure, make a plan to rescue a damsel in distress, trick their mother (who is also their school principal) and become mad scientists.    They play tons of  inventive games, and provide directions to recreate the games at home.  It is nice to see a series about two siblings that like one another and enjoy each other's company.