In this sequel to Don't Make Me Smile, Charlie Hickle's life has become a three-ring circus. Why did his mom have to get remarried anyway? He wants things back the way they used to be—right now!
WINNER
| 1990 Maine Student Book Master List
WINNER
| 1990 Texas Lone Star Reading List
NOMINEE
| 1992 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
"At times both funny and touching, this sequel to Don't Make Me Smile paints a realistic picture of life in a blended family."--School Library Journal
In this sequel to Don't Make Me Smile, Charlie Hickle's life has become a three-ring circus. Why did his mom have to get remarried anyway? He wants things back the way they used to be—right now!
Awards
WINNER
| 1990 Maine Student Book Master List
WINNER
| 1990 Texas Lone Star Reading List
NOMINEE
| 1992 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
Praise
"At times both funny and touching, this sequel to Don't Make Me Smile paints a realistic picture of life in a blended family."--School Library Journal
Not a Crook; Party Animal; Beauty Shop Guy; Smells Something Fishy; (Almost) a Flower Girl; Mushy Gushy Valentine; Peep in Her Pocket; Captain Field Day
Not a Crook; Party Animal; Beauty Shop Guy; Smells Something Fishy; (Almost) a Flower Girl; Mushy Gushy Valentine; Peep in Her Pocket; Captain Field Day