And the book turns into a fairly scary account of ... flesh-eating rash that is caused by the rapidly spreading fuzzy mud, and mankind is saved. But not until a bearded, homeless hermit who ...

His new book for young readers, Fuzzy Mud, centers on Tamaya Dhilwaddi, a good, quiet kid just trying to navigate the mysteries of middle school. "Up until fifth grade, she and her friends all ...

Rather than suffer a beating, he and Tamaya take a shortcut through the off-limits woods and come across what Tamaya dubs “fuzzy mud,” a strange substance they don’t realize harbors great ...

This year’s books are: “Stella Díaz Has Something to Say” by Angela Dominguez, “Fuzzy Mud” by Louis Sachar, “Front Desk” by Kelly Yang, “The Season of Styx Malone” by Kekla Magoon, and “Aru Shah and ...