Pizza and Taco: Too Cool for School by Stephen Shaskan
Series: Taco and Pizza #4
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on June 28, 2022
ISBN: 0593376072
Pages: 72
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Early Reader, Graphic Novel
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In the fourth book in the Pizza and Taco series, the two friends are ready to go back to school. Pizza has a new backpack and he is ready to tackle the new year with his bestie, Taco. However, when they find out that a new student, BLT, is starting school they become preoccupied with being cool. Yet when Pizza and Taco stop being themselves to act cool, they start to realize they are not having any fun. This graphic novel would be a good choice for reluctant readers and those new to graphic novels. The story is broken into five short chapters each with illustrations that are simple and expressive. The font is large with a lot of word repetition to help early readers. Pizza and Taco will make readers smile while teaching about peer pressure and the importance of being yourself.

Reviewed by Elizabeth Andersen, Dyer Elementary School