The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist

Jonah Twist likes to make plans, even if they always seem to go awry. But with the help for his new best friend and former enemy Granville Jones, Jonah's latest planto convince his mother to let him have a kittenseems destined for success. So does their other plan, to keep school busybody Juliet from joining their science group. But Jonah and Granville soon learn that there are no guarantees: Jonah's kitten is accused of eating his brother's hamster and the boys' unkind comments send Juliet to the bathroom in tears. Honeycutt's latest book is as humorous and incisive as her earlier The All New Jonah Twist and Invisible Lissa. Ages 8-10. (October)