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Nate Rocks The World (2011)

by Karen Pokras Toz(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1463510829 (ISBN13: 9781463510824)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

CreateSpace

series

Nate Rocks

review 1: Nate is a ten year old boy with an over active imagination. Everyday mundane events are opportunities in disguise as adventures starring Nate who of course, rocks them all.Nate is a character who seeks adventure by indulging in day dreams which reminded me a little of a young Walter Mitty. He has a quirky family that add to the fun. It is a great choice for middle graders and is certainly not limited to boys as my daughter completely enjoyed this book as well.
review 2: It's not every day you run across a good YA book for boys; so many of them seem to be for girls. Look no further than this one, because Nate Rocks the World is a winner. Ten years old and blessed with a vivid imagination, Nate seeks his escape from the torture inflicted on him by his 13-year-old... more sister by drawing pictures and escaping into a fantasy world.The family scenes are priceless, one after another. Mom's cooking is to be avoided at all costs; when Nate snags an invitation to dinner at his friend Tommy's, it's like a miracle. And her lousy cooking is only trumped by her sewing, since his Mom always insists on sewing his Halloween costume. And instead of store-bought Valentine's Day cards Mom insists in pasting cards together using construction paper and heart-shaped doilies, and Nate has to write something on every one ... the drudgeries of life!When Nate gets paired with his classmate Lisa Crane to work on a science project, his worst fears are realized. Not only will he have to work with the dreaded Lisa, who tells her mother EVERYTHING, and then Lisa's mother of course tells Nate's mother everything, too. Not only that, but he will have to sacrifice two Saturdays in a row to sit at the dining room table with bossy Lisa and work on the prism project. All this when he had planned to go and see the new Captain Asteroid movie with Tommy. Working with Lisa provides the perfect excuse to escape into a daydream featuring Captain Asteroid aided by none other than Nate Rocks, saving the world. What then transpires in the classroom when it's time for Nate and Lisa to give their presentation is hysterically funny on the one hand, but will make you groan with frustration on the other, because it all seems so real.The story takes place over a period of several months. Nate's sister Abby is drawn just as colorfully as Nate himself, as is Nate's Dad. The writing in Nate Rocks the World is self-assured and swift-paced, just right for readers who are around Nate's age, and their parents. There are a hundred life lessons woven into the fabric of this lovely story, and it's a story you'll be happy to read over and over. I read the book on my Kindle, but I'm planning to give the paperback to my 13-year-old next week. I'd bet money he's going to love it. less

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