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You'll Want to Be in This Class!
Summer Reading is winding down and schools across the country are starting up. I chose this week's book because, even though it is about school, it's a wacky good time to help you look forward to the coming year and all the wacky fun you and your friends will get up to.
The book is The Unteachables by Gordon Korman. And the kids in it aren't friends at first. They're the "bad" kids who get stuck in an 8th grade class together to make a hard time for the "bad" teacher, Mr. Kermit.
Each chapter is told from the point of view of a different kid or Mr. Kermit or even an adult who used to be Mr. Kermit's student a long time ago.
The kids are a mess, and so is their teacher. They do a lot of crazy things and make big, hilarious mistakes. Kiana isn't officially enrolled in school, Aldo is a lizard's favorite person, everyone is afraid of Elaine, and Mateo calls the teacher Squidward! But I liked them right away.
Mr. Kermit reminded me of Mr. Isaak. And the kids were a lot of fun to spend time with. (Wait until you see what they do with the props from the pep rally!) And that's kind of the point of reading--to get in the heads of different characters and to spend time with people who you've come to know and like.
In the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Reading Bingo, this book qualifies for:LOL, BEEN THERE. HAVEN'T DONE THAT, BAD GOOD-GUY OR GOOD BAD-GUY, 'CAUSE YOU MISS SCHOOL, ITEOTWAWKI (if that's how you feel about summer ending), and ODDYSSEYS.
I hope you spent all your time with fun people this summer--in and out of books. And I'm rooting for you to get in class with your friends this school year. And keep an eye out for the sixth Dudes book, Dudes Hard Target coming out this fall!
Find the Dudes Bingo Card and book reviews here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
The book is The Unteachables by Gordon Korman. And the kids in it aren't friends at first. They're the "bad" kids who get stuck in an 8th grade class together to make a hard time for the "bad" teacher, Mr. Kermit.
Each chapter is told from the point of view of a different kid or Mr. Kermit or even an adult who used to be Mr. Kermit's student a long time ago.
The kids are a mess, and so is their teacher. They do a lot of crazy things and make big, hilarious mistakes. Kiana isn't officially enrolled in school, Aldo is a lizard's favorite person, everyone is afraid of Elaine, and Mateo calls the teacher Squidward! But I liked them right away.
Mr. Kermit reminded me of Mr. Isaak. And the kids were a lot of fun to spend time with. (Wait until you see what they do with the props from the pep rally!) And that's kind of the point of reading--to get in the heads of different characters and to spend time with people who you've come to know and like.
In the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Reading Bingo, this book qualifies for:LOL, BEEN THERE. HAVEN'T DONE THAT, BAD GOOD-GUY OR GOOD BAD-GUY, 'CAUSE YOU MISS SCHOOL, ITEOTWAWKI (if that's how you feel about summer ending), and ODDYSSEYS.
I hope you spent all your time with fun people this summer--in and out of books. And I'm rooting for you to get in class with your friends this school year. And keep an eye out for the sixth Dudes book, Dudes Hard Target coming out this fall!
Find the Dudes Bingo Card and book reviews here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
