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Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club Of Fountain Point Middle School (2012)

by Kim Baker(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1596437650 (ISBN13: 9781596437654)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Roaring Brook Press

review 1: When sixth grader Ben Diaz fills his classroom with several donated pit balls as a prank, he decides it might be fun to do more of the same. Together, with four other classmates, he organizes the League of Pickle Makers as an extracurricular school club that even qualifies for funding, and under that name, the club's real work is accomplished through the appropriately-named Prank and Trick Association. Because their work must be done anonymously, Ben and the others agree to exclude his best friend Hector, who is the grandson of the school principal, Mrs. Lebonsky. After all, he just can't keep a secret. Most of the pranks are harmless, but when one of the club members goes too far, all extracurricular clubs and activities are suspended until those responsible for the prank... mores are identified. This was lots of fun to read, with believable, imperfect characters and hints about their lives outside of school and the club.
review 2: Pickle is a delight, This first novel by Kim Baker follows a middle school group of friends as they create a prank club, under cover of a pickle making after-school club. Wise and funny, the story starts with Ben who plays plays a prank on impulse that starts off a series of events that threatens to get away from him and his fellow pranksters. This book is about friendship and family and in its gentle, engaging way models the society we actually live in: multicultural, complex, communal - without making a big hairy deal out of it. Kids will adore this book. less

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