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The Top 10 Ways To Ruin The First Day Of School (2004)

by Ken Derby(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0615974198 (ISBN13: 9780615974194)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Illusion Publishing

review 1: The PandaBat selected this, and then passed it on to me when she finished. No book built around stupid human tricks can be all bad, can it?***Our story involves three fifth-graders from Kansas City and their teacher: Tony Baloney, Anna Banana, Mo, and Mr. Gore. TB does every stupid thing that occurs to him the moment it does, Anna and Mo assist. Tony's great dream is to be on the Late Show with David Letterman, to which end he keeps doing stupid stuff and then writing a letter to his idol which includes a Top Ten List and in which the number one thing in the list is his latest stupid thing. Anna is all about handsome men, and she adores Tony. Mo is simply frightened of everything. After a series of implausible events, Tony gets to live his dream.Um, let's see, the ch... morearacters are one dimensional. The plot is unbelievable. The jokes are lame. Letterman the character never seemed like the real person. Everything seems weirdly off-kilter and dated. I never bought a word of it.On the other hand, the PandaBat (third grade) thought it was a hoot.
review 2: I thought this book was funny with ridiculous, but possible things occurring throughout. Mo was a fabulous supporting character. I enjoyed his sense of humor immensely. I liked that TB achieved his dreams, no matter what it took, and sometimes I couldn't approve of what it took for him to get there. The adults in the story weren't made out to be unintelligent (which happens WAY too often in modern children's literature), but they were sympathetic and realistic. Overall, it was a pleasure to read and I would recommend it to readers who are in a Diary of a Wimpy Kid rut because in comparison Top Ten was just as funny, but had a stronger plot line. less

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