Josh Lieb
Reviewed for 2009, Middle School

Oliver Watson is your regular, below-average, slightly pudgy, bumbling buffoon of a seventh grader, who just can’t quite get his act together…or so it seems. In reality, Oliver is the master of a vast and ubiquitous evil empire that spans the globe (and, not to mention, his middle school) with a plan for world domination. Readers, privy to his inner monologue and the goings-on of his secret double life, will find this smart read impossible to put down. (Razorbill, $9.35)