DFDewey FairchildProblem Solver

READER GUIDE • AGES 9–12

Middle grade books for ages 9–12 that take kids seriously.

Dewey Fairchild is built around a premise that works especially well for upper-elementary and early-middle-school readers: kids notice problems adults overlook, and they can be resourceful enough to do something about them.

What readers get.

The three books follow Dewey from fifth grade into middle school as his secret problem-solving operation expands from parents to teachers and siblings. The stories mix humor with planning, observation, friendship, family dynamics, school life, and the consequences of schemes that do not always go exactly as expected.

Ages 9–12Grades 4–7Middle grade fictionFamily & schoolHumor

Three books, three kinds of trouble.

Dewey Fairchild Parent Problem Solver cover

Parent Problem Solver

Dewey opens the office and begins taking cases from kids who need help with their parents.

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Dewey Fairchild Teacher Problem Solver cover

Teacher Problem Solver

Middle school creates a new supply of teacher and school-policy cases.

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Dewey Fairchild Sibling Problem Solver cover

Sibling Problem Solver

Dewey discovers that brothers and sisters create a category of problems all their own.

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