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Battle of the Evil Twins!
In The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett, Miles Murphy is all set to be the celebrated prankster of his new school. The only problem is the school already has a master prankster--and he's better than Miles (or is he?)!
Get ready for an all out prank war.
I loved this book for two reasons:
1) We Dudes love a good prank, and these pranks are original and funny.
2) The villain. The principal is the butt of some of the pranks. He also has it in for Miles, which makes him a true enemy. He's clueless and funny, but still dangerous, so none of the pranks seem like they are just mean.
Also, there are cows. The setting is this weird town that's known for its cows. And there are tidbits of funny cow info throughout the book. To me this is a mark of good writing--not cows, I mean--but the fact that each scene is funny or important. You never feel like you're waiting around for the good stuff to happen, 'cause it's all good! So, kudos to Mac Barnett. Also, the pictures by Kevin Cornell really add to the story.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
EVIL TWIN (who is the other prankster and how does he keep defeating Miles?), RANDOM HUMOR (cows!), HOW WE ROCK (Dudes love a prank), I LEARNED SOMETHING (about cows).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Get ready for an all out prank war.
I loved this book for two reasons:
1) We Dudes love a good prank, and these pranks are original and funny.
2) The villain. The principal is the butt of some of the pranks. He also has it in for Miles, which makes him a true enemy. He's clueless and funny, but still dangerous, so none of the pranks seem like they are just mean.
Also, there are cows. The setting is this weird town that's known for its cows. And there are tidbits of funny cow info throughout the book. To me this is a mark of good writing--not cows, I mean--but the fact that each scene is funny or important. You never feel like you're waiting around for the good stuff to happen, 'cause it's all good! So, kudos to Mac Barnett. Also, the pictures by Kevin Cornell really add to the story.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
EVIL TWIN (who is the other prankster and how does he keep defeating Miles?), RANDOM HUMOR (cows!), HOW WE ROCK (Dudes love a prank), I LEARNED SOMETHING (about cows).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
