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'Help! I'm Trapped...' Series

Description: Help! I'm Trapped... centers around a group of children and a machine that has the power to switch bodies! Lexile Range: 500L-620L #kids


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Help! I'm Trapped in the President's Body

by Todd Strasser

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and ... Sherman? The eyes of the world are on Jake Sherman's school when the President of the United States comes to visit. But no one's watching too carefully, because Mr. Dirksen's crazy body-switching machine goes off by mistake, turning Jake into the President!

Look out, America--Jake's in charge! But is the country ready for a leader who's not even old enough to vote?

Lexile Level: 590L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp

by Todd Strasser

Been there, Done that. Jake Sherman's first day of summer camp seems strangely familiar. Maybe that's because he just went through that same day yesterday, and the day before... and the day before that!

Now that same bus ride up to camp is getting really boring. And that American Chop Suey for lunch is getting really old. Will Jake ever be able to say he spent a whole summer at Camp Walton? Or will he be stuck in the first day forever?

Lexile Level: 590L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of School

by Todd Strasser

Now that Jake Sherman is friends with super-cool Alex Silver, they'll be the kings of the eighth grade. And to make absolutely sure that everyone know it right away, they have a hilarious prank ready for the first day of school.

But just when Jake thinks he's got it made, he realizes that he has to go back to the beginning -- and start his first day of school all over again... and again... and again! Can Jake break out of this endless pattern? Or is he doomed to attend the first day of school forever?

Lexile Level: 550L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body!

by Todd Strasser

Santa is testing a cloud runner to see if it will save him any time on Christmas Eve. When it crashes into Jake's backyard, strange things begin to happen!

Lexile Level: 540L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again

by Todd Strasser

Andy borrows his friend Jake's dog in order to meet the new girl in town, who also has a dog. Sounds simple? Nope...

Lexile Level: 570L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped In Obedience School

by Todd Strasser

While showing off a weird machine to his friends, Jake Sherman accidentally turns his best friend, Andy, into a dog! Can Jake turn Andy back into a human?

Lexile Level: 550L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body

by Todd Strasser

In the hilarious tradition of Freaky Friday, comes the story of an everyday kid with an extraordinary problem -- he has turned into his teacher.

Lexile Level: 600L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body

by Todd Strasser

Jake is in a real jam this time. His online pen pal, Sumi, is coming for a visit and Jake has kind of led her to believe that he's a star athlete... total exaggeration of the truth. Sumi is expecting to see Jake Sherman, football hero. Not Jake Sherman, regular guy.

The situation seems hopeless until Jake gets the brilliant idea to switch bodies with someone who is great at sports. Unfortunately the only star athlete he knows is his sister, Jessica! But can a guy who bites his nails ever get used to polishing them?

Lexile Level: 540L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body

by Todd Strasser

A bully is beating up students in Jake Sherman's eighth grade class and it looks as if no one can stop him, until Jake causes his buddy Josh to switch bodies with the principal.

Lexile Level: 590L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body

by Todd Strasser

When Jake, Josh, and Andy switch bodies with three very different lunch ladies, students get in line for big laughs. School lunch will never be the same!

Lexile Level: 560L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body

by Todd Strasser

After a freak accident caused Jake Sherman to switch bodies with his muscle-bound gym teacher, it seemed as if being pumped-up would be the coolest thing in the world. But it's so annoying when everyone thinks you're all brawn and no brains.

It looks like Jake has two choices: stay a muscle-head forever, or go back to being a 98-pound-weakling. Yeah, right. Funny and full of jokes, wise cracks and come backs, you won't want to miss the other books in this series about a teenage boy whose body switches get weirder and weirder.

Lexile Level: 620L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped In My Camp Counselor's Body

by Todd Strasser

Josh, Andy, and Jake mix up the names of the camp they're going to and end up at Camp Grimpley. But Camp Grimpley is a special kind of camp, it's a survival camp... where you have to survive without any food and sleep on the ground, but the worst is yet to come...

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body

by Todd Strasser

Jake's nervous when the DITS malfunctions near Vlad, a creepy new custodian. There's no way he wants this guy's body. But nothing happens ... until nighttime, when Jake finds he's turned into a vampire!

With his fangs, he scares the kids who crash his Halloween party. But the next day Jake still looks like Vlad. Thanks to sunblock SPF 45, Jake can go to school. But there's no way he can get Vlad to take back his body. And if Vlad won't, who will?

Lexile Level: 500L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in a Supermodel's Body

by Todd Strasser

Don't hate Jake because he's beautiful! Leggy supermodel Lanny Shanks is coming to town for a photo shoot. And Burp It Up Middle School is abuzz -- especially Principal Blanco, who has a major crush on the lovely Lanny. Then Jake gets the chance to be Lanny's personal assistant. It's not his dream job. But it's better than being a model!

When Jake switches bodies with Lanny, he's starving all the time. Suddenly he has killer legs and long blonde hair. And worst of all, he must ward off Principal Blanco! What's a boy-turned-supermodel to do?

Lexile Level: 520L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body

by Todd Strasser

Jake and his friends have landed ringside seats for Wrestle Insanity! Andy foolishly switches bodies with Brainiac Bloom just before the match begins, and it's up to Jake to save him from Neutron Newman, the Human Bomb.

Lexile Level: 610L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body

by Todd Strasser

When the Dirksen Intelligence Transfer System malfunctions again, Jake Sherman switches bodies with an alien from a planet of big-eyed TV watchers!

Lexile Level: 610L

Date Added: 07/20/2018


Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body

by Todd Strasser

Jake swaps bodies with movie star Erie Lake, thinking it should be great fun. But is it?

Lexile Level: 570L

Date Added: 07/20/2018



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