Double Dog Dare is the story of a class of 4th graders, two of whom want the same thing.  The Media Club meets before school.  They are responsible for broadcasting a school news show seen by all students.  Francine wants the job of news anchor, but so does a Kansas, a student who just moved to their school.  In order to decide who gets the job, the club decides that whomever completes the most class dares gets it.  For two weeks, Francine and Kansas get themselves into crazy situations of having to do weird things.  Towards the end of the dare period, the club’s camera accidentally gets broken, so the whole point of it is over.  Francine and Kansas, sworn enemies, must now work together to win a contest to earn money to buy a new camera. They find out that they actually have quite a bit in common.  The dares are funny but something I’d expected more from sixth graders.  This realistic story should be a hit with students, but if it isn’t, it’s because of the book jacket’s cover art is pretty lame and unappealing.