# Wedgie & Gizmo

**Author:** Suzanne Selfors
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–11
**First published:** 2017
**Page count:** 176
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781338282184`
**ISBN-10:** `1338282182`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).

## Themes

- stepfamilies
- guinea pigs
- hispanic americans
- pets

## Where this book is assigned

### Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2020-2021 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2020-2021 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2020-2021 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2020-2021 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)

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