Robert and the Happy Endings (Robert Books)

Robert and the Happy Endings brings Barbara Seuling’s beloved character, who first appeared in 1999’s Oh No, It’s Robert, back for new adventures. This time, Robert navigates a series of disasters in his usual upbeat, if somewhat frazzled, style. First comes his new classmate, Taylor Jerome, who’s hearing impaired. Why does her voice sound different when she speaks? Can he help her learn her lines for the class play? Meanwhile, Robert and best friend Paul go to the library to learn about pirates. When they finish, he discovers his bike has been stolen. Nothing keeps Robert down for long, and soon he's researching deafness on the Internet. True to the book’s title, one of his classmates finds his bike, and Taylor gets a hearing aid .