First Week, Worst Week

School is a Nightmare #1

by Raymond Bean

Do you have trouble selecting a book and then sticking with it? Do you start a book, read a few pages, and then put it back? Do you have to read for a set amount of time each night and can’t seem to find a book you like? If you answered yes to any of these questions then The School Is A Nightmare Series might be right for you. The books are written with you in mind. They’re fast paced, have quick chapters (we promise), and are shorter than the average book (you’re welcome). Book # 1, First Week, Worst Week is a quick and fun read. Give it a try. It will be over before you know it. Justin is not a fan of school. The last few days of summer are quickly vanishing. His mom is in full blown back to school mode, and he can’t do anything to stop it. Over the final forty eight hours of summer he’s been dragged shoe shopping, clothes shopping, and the worst store shopping of all, school supply shopping. The first three days of school only get worse when he loses his pet snake, all the money in his savings account, and nearly his own life. Oh, and he has the meanest teacher in the whole school, Mrs. Cliff. She’s been around so long she taught his dad when he was a kid. The thought of spending a whole school year in her class makes him want to hop the first bus to Canada. Unfortunately, he can’t afford a bus ticket to Canada, so he’ll just have to suck it up.

Genres: Childrens, Young Adult

100 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2011

About the author

Raymond Bean is a dad, a teacher, and the Amazon best-selling author of the Sweet Farts, Benji Franklin and School Is A Nightmare books. His books have ranked #1 in Children's Humor, Humorous Series, and Fantasy and Adventure. They often rank among Amazon's top 100 books for children.

Reviews

[Michelle Tremblett · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING !! My son just read this book cover to cover and couldn't put it down, he was laughing out loud the entire time. He cannot say enough about it. It is hard these days to find something that captures kids attention without being electronic but Raymond bean has done it :) Can't wait to read the next in the series. Thank you for a incredible book !

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this with one of my 4th gr. students....he loved it. We are now reading #2!

[Kathy McC · Rating 4 out of 5]

This will be a great read aloud for the first week of school.

[Colette · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a Middle-Grade book that many kids who would rather be anywhere than school can relate to. The problem with it is that there was never any resolution to Justin's, the main character, problem. This book is the first in a series, so maybe there is an overall climax to all of the stories, but just reviewing book #1 I can't give it a high praise. It is, however, a quick read as promised in the synopsis. Overall 2/5 stars.

[Garrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a very short, rather funny story about a boy who does not like school and has a difficult first week of the new school year. Enjoyable for what it is but not anything great to write home about either.

[Jesse Deleon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lol bus ride debut.

Thank you Raymond Bean lol bus ride debut. I had to walk both ways to school. The book cover was what I saw as it went by.

[Kaylin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was hilarious!!!!! Love it