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Rotten School #1
The Big Blueberry Barf-Off!
Important Message!
Welcome to the Rotten School. We are proud of our school, founded 100 years ago by I. B. Rotten. If you follow the rules, we know your time here will be happy. RULE NUMBER Watch out for Bernie Bridges. Bernie is trouble!
That is my important message. Enjoy your stay. I know that after a short while, you will all truly deserve the name Rotten Students.
Headmaster Upchuck
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Today we're having the world's grossest pie-eating contest! My ROTTEN HOUSE buddies against the wimps at NYCE HOUSE. Who can eat 25 blueberry pies? Will it get ugly? Who will barf first? Will we win? Dudes, Bernie B. doesn't know the word lose. Ready, set, EAT PIE!
Bernie Bridges
Welcome to the Rotten School. We are proud of our school, founded 100 years ago by I. B. Rotten. If you follow the rules, we know your time here will be happy. RULE NUMBER Watch out for Bernie Bridges. Bernie is trouble!
That is my important message. Enjoy your stay. I know that after a short while, you will all truly deserve the name Rotten Students.
Headmaster Upchuck
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Today we're having the world's grossest pie-eating contest! My ROTTEN HOUSE buddies against the wimps at NYCE HOUSE. Who can eat 25 blueberry pies? Will it get ugly? Who will barf first? Will we win? Dudes, Bernie B. doesn't know the word lose. Ready, set, EAT PIE!
Bernie Bridges
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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R.L. Stine
1,680 books18.7k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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May 3, 2018
R.L. Stine is my main man, but still my expectations were low going into this. What would it be? A bunch of gross out jokes? Not my thing.
But it was SO GOOD! I mean HILARIOUS. It’s well known that Stine was a comedy writer before doing horror, and this book shows he’s a master at both. Every joke lands, every character is a riot. The Rotten School setting gets better and crazier with every page. Can’t wait to read more in the series and see if they’re all this good! I feel like I discovered a buried treasure. Why isn’t this series more popular?
But it was SO GOOD! I mean HILARIOUS. It’s well known that Stine was a comedy writer before doing horror, and this book shows he’s a master at both. Every joke lands, every character is a riot. The Rotten School setting gets better and crazier with every page. Can’t wait to read more in the series and see if they’re all this good! I feel like I discovered a buried treasure. Why isn’t this series more popular?
August 12, 2024
I just finished my very first Rotten School book.The first one in the series is called The Blueberry Barf Off.The story begins with a little principals announcement,telling us what's in store.The actual story begins and we are introduced to our main protagonist.His name is Bernie Bridges.He goes to Rotten School.He has a few friends like Chipmunk, a shy kid and Freeman and Crench,two guys who are supposed to be dumb.We also have Bezler,who has a shirt that says "ask me about my allergies".We also have Beast who is a very hairy guy that walks on all fours and is usually on a leash.Last but not least we have Bernies love interest April May-June,who wants nothing to do with Bernie.There are also other characters that I'm sure I'll talk about in later books,God willing.Bernie overhears a crowd of kids getting excited so he walks over and sees his arch nemesis Sherman,a kid from a rival school called Nyce School.He is showing off his watch with like forty two different functions.April May-june is very impressed with the watch and Bernie wants the watch for himself so he comes up with a plan to get it from Sherman.He will challenge Sherman to a pie eating contest,but he will have Beast taking his place and Sherman will have one of his friends represent him.Thats all I'm going to say for the plot because this book is easy to spoil.I liked my first Rotten School book.It was charming and had some Intresting characters.I never laughed outloud with this book,but who knows about the other books in the series.I give The Blueberry Barf Off a four out of five stars.Im giving it an extra star,because of what Bernie does at the end.Bernie is written in a way to make him seem a little greedy,like selling Bernie shirts made out of ropes.So it was really nice to see what he does at the end.
April 25, 2011
This book is definitely one of the funniest books i have read! R.L. Stine uses great words to describe the mood of the characters. He always keeps me laughing when i read any of his books in this series. I love the way he describes the characters and how the talk in the book.
the Great BlueBerry Barf-off is about pretty much what the title says. It is about a boy named Bernie Bridges, a fourth grader who believes he is the smartest, coolest, and most popular kid in the rotten School. His arch enemy Sherman Oaks is always beating him to the girl, the popularity, and the gadgets. Bernie try's to find a way to get Sherman's new Five-Hundred dollar watch. He eventually tricks Sherman into a Blueberry pie eating contest, to get the watch and the girl. But instead they get caught and have to clean the whole thing up. But in the end Bernie gets the girl and is happy, well almost gets the girl that is.
I would recommend this book to a R.L. Stine fan, and anyone who is looking for a good laugh and good read. I would give this book a 4/5 because it was a little gross at times, but in the end it was very funny.
This book is a humor.
the Great BlueBerry Barf-off is about pretty much what the title says. It is about a boy named Bernie Bridges, a fourth grader who believes he is the smartest, coolest, and most popular kid in the rotten School. His arch enemy Sherman Oaks is always beating him to the girl, the popularity, and the gadgets. Bernie try's to find a way to get Sherman's new Five-Hundred dollar watch. He eventually tricks Sherman into a Blueberry pie eating contest, to get the watch and the girl. But instead they get caught and have to clean the whole thing up. But in the end Bernie gets the girl and is happy, well almost gets the girl that is.
I would recommend this book to a R.L. Stine fan, and anyone who is looking for a good laugh and good read. I would give this book a 4/5 because it was a little gross at times, but in the end it was very funny.
This book is a humor.
January 8, 2017
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September 26, 2025
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October 1, 2024
Read with my 3rd & 4th graders good for a laugh and light fun
March 8, 2023
When I started to read this book I didn't know what I was reading then I got in to it and it was GREAT.
December 1, 2016
1) Book summary, in your own words (3 pts)
-Bernie is a fourth grader at Rotten School, a boarding school. He is a little schemer and enjoys being the center of attention. This is why he gets upset when he sees Sherman Oaks showing off a new gold watch with 42 functions to all of the students. He was determined to get that watch from Sherman. So, after lots of scheming and trickery, Bernie convinces Sherman to participate in a pie eating contest where the winner gets the watch. Bernie's secret weapon is Beast, a monster fourth grader who can eat a whole stack of pies in less than one minute, whom he told Sherman was allergic to pies to convince Sherman that he had the best chance to win. All of the boys sneak out of their dorm one night for the contest, and Bernie and Beast win so Bernie gets the watch. But just minutes after winning the fancy watch, Ms. Mollena, who had all the pies baked for a fundraiser, walks in and sees the mess. Bernie has to give up the watch to donate to the fundraiser and then has to clean up the mess. But at least he beat Sherman!
2) Grade level, interest level, lexile (1 pt)
-4th-5th graders.
3) Appropriate classroom use (subject area) (1 pt)
-Classroom library for students to read to promote classroom literacy.
4) Individual students who might benefit from reading (1 pt)
-Students that relate to Bernie, particularly boys.
5) Small group use (literaturecircles) (1 pt)
-Students could be responsible to read a chapter on their own and then get into literature circles to discuss the plot, characters, and feelings about the book.
6) Whole class use (read aloud) (1 pt)
-Classroom could popcorn read a few pages a day.
-Teacher could read one chapter aloud to students per day.
7) Related books in genre/subject or content area (1 pt)
-The Great Smelling Bee by R.L. Stine
-Shake, Rattle, Hurl by R.L. Stine
8) Multimedia connections (audio book, movie) available (1 pt)
-None found.
-Bernie is a fourth grader at Rotten School, a boarding school. He is a little schemer and enjoys being the center of attention. This is why he gets upset when he sees Sherman Oaks showing off a new gold watch with 42 functions to all of the students. He was determined to get that watch from Sherman. So, after lots of scheming and trickery, Bernie convinces Sherman to participate in a pie eating contest where the winner gets the watch. Bernie's secret weapon is Beast, a monster fourth grader who can eat a whole stack of pies in less than one minute, whom he told Sherman was allergic to pies to convince Sherman that he had the best chance to win. All of the boys sneak out of their dorm one night for the contest, and Bernie and Beast win so Bernie gets the watch. But just minutes after winning the fancy watch, Ms. Mollena, who had all the pies baked for a fundraiser, walks in and sees the mess. Bernie has to give up the watch to donate to the fundraiser and then has to clean up the mess. But at least he beat Sherman!
2) Grade level, interest level, lexile (1 pt)
-4th-5th graders.
3) Appropriate classroom use (subject area) (1 pt)
-Classroom library for students to read to promote classroom literacy.
4) Individual students who might benefit from reading (1 pt)
-Students that relate to Bernie, particularly boys.
5) Small group use (literaturecircles) (1 pt)
-Students could be responsible to read a chapter on their own and then get into literature circles to discuss the plot, characters, and feelings about the book.
6) Whole class use (read aloud) (1 pt)
-Classroom could popcorn read a few pages a day.
-Teacher could read one chapter aloud to students per day.
7) Related books in genre/subject or content area (1 pt)
-The Great Smelling Bee by R.L. Stine
-Shake, Rattle, Hurl by R.L. Stine
8) Multimedia connections (audio book, movie) available (1 pt)
-None found.
February 17, 2016
The first book in the series is titled "The Big Blueberry Bark-off!" and was originally published in 2005 by Parachute Press. The book (and the entire series) is set at the private school called Rotten School, and centers on Bernie Bridge (Big B), a kid that has a million schemes up his sleeves throughout the school. He's kind of like the younger version of Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris.
Bernie lives in the Rotten House with his best friends Fennman & Crench, their dorm mother Mrs. Heinie and a few other students (Belzer, Beast, etc.). His newest scheme is selling T-shirts that are made out of rope to the third-graders.
His archenemy is Sherman Oaks, a rich kid that lives in the Nyce House. Sherman is always trying to showoff his wealth, which in this book, includes his new watch with a gold band (worth $500) that has forty-two different functions (plays DVDs, pops popcorn, etc.). Bernie want's to outshine Sherman, and impress his love, April-May-June, who doesn't actually have the same feelings for him, by being her dancing partner at upcoming dance class.
This is when Bernie comes up with the perfect plan - he needs to trick Sherman into giving him the watch and there is only one way to accomplish it - by having a pie eating contest!
With illustrations by Trip Park, Rotten School: The Big Blueberry-Barf-Off! is a crazy and fun children book (ages 8-12) that is clearly almost forgotten about. The characters are zany, the dialogue is comical and the plot is insane. If I remember correctly, I received the first two or three books in the series for Christmas from my mother in 2005 or 2006. She had remembered my love for Goosebumps and Fear Street during my childhood and thought I would like this one (even though I was in late 20s at the time). I enjoyed reading the book then and now at thirty-four-years-old, I loved re-reading it.
Bernie lives in the Rotten House with his best friends Fennman & Crench, their dorm mother Mrs. Heinie and a few other students (Belzer, Beast, etc.). His newest scheme is selling T-shirts that are made out of rope to the third-graders.
His archenemy is Sherman Oaks, a rich kid that lives in the Nyce House. Sherman is always trying to showoff his wealth, which in this book, includes his new watch with a gold band (worth $500) that has forty-two different functions (plays DVDs, pops popcorn, etc.). Bernie want's to outshine Sherman, and impress his love, April-May-June, who doesn't actually have the same feelings for him, by being her dancing partner at upcoming dance class.
This is when Bernie comes up with the perfect plan - he needs to trick Sherman into giving him the watch and there is only one way to accomplish it - by having a pie eating contest!
With illustrations by Trip Park, Rotten School: The Big Blueberry-Barf-Off! is a crazy and fun children book (ages 8-12) that is clearly almost forgotten about. The characters are zany, the dialogue is comical and the plot is insane. If I remember correctly, I received the first two or three books in the series for Christmas from my mother in 2005 or 2006. She had remembered my love for Goosebumps and Fear Street during my childhood and thought I would like this one (even though I was in late 20s at the time). I enjoyed reading the book then and now at thirty-four-years-old, I loved re-reading it.
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June 7, 2024The Big Blueberry Barf Off
Bernie Bridges lives at “The Rotten school” in lives in “The Rotten House”. It’s a boarding school. His parents travel all the time. His fourth and fifth grade friends live on his floor. Mrs. Heinny is the dorm mother and the fourth-grade teacher. Her apartment is in the attic. He has a friend named Belzer that brings him breakfast every morning.
His other two friends (Feenen and Cringe) They give Bernie the news their tee-shirts aren’t seeing. Despite having Bernie’s pictures on them they’re itchy and are made out of rope. His friends tell them they told him not to use rope, and tell him he needs to give up. Bernie tho reminds him of all the things he’s done for them. He’s convinced the cook Milky Way bars are vegetables. He’s convinced Upchuck to make Game Boys a required school supply. He’s convinced Heinie to give extra credit for putting your name at the top of the test. He even got Coach Buns to make giving wedges a varsity sport. After this little motivation, they head out the door with new determination.
There are some kids outside standing around the statue of I. B. Rotten. He sees Sherman Oaks (his nemesis) showing something off his new digital watch. This watch is better than an Apple watch. It’s a camera. It can play videos. It can play MP3s. It’s a palm pilot, a phone, a printer, a computer, a keyboard,. It has a George Foreman grill. It can also download and email his homework. His “future girlfriend” April May jane is all over him. Bernie invites her to the dance studio to take dance lessons with him, but she says she can’t go on Saturday. Sherman is showing her the twelve hidden compartments in his watch. Bernie decides then he has to have this watch.
Bernie tries to make Sherman believe that the watch is cheap and they sell it at Piggly Wiggley’s, He says he’ll trade his watch for his. His watch has more value. His is from ancient Egypt and has an engraving of Ra. But Sherman notices “RA” is Mickey Mouse. He starts to walk away but he offers him his “Eclipse” money. He conned some kids out of watching an eclipse from Mars. But then Headmaster Upchuck appears and asks him what he’s doing with so much cash. Bernie tries to blow smoke up his backside by complimenting his suit. Then he tells him the money is for a statue they’re having built to honor him. It’ll be right next to I.B Rutten’s. Surprisingly Sherman says the money is his donation. Upchuck says he can’t accept it and makes Bernie give Sherman his money back. That night, Bernie comes up with a plan to get the watch and money back.
Bernie is about to go to dinner when he hears crying. It’s a friend of his named Chipmunk. Some guys from “Nice House” have broken in and given him a messed-up haircut. So, Bernie tells him it’s punk and that all the other guys will want it. The “N” they shaved in the back he can tell them stands from Nebraska where he’s from. He says that in days all the guys will shave their state’s
initials in there hair. That makes Chipmunk feel better.
At dinner, Sherman is showing off his watch. It’s a flashlight. It’s a first aid kit. It’s a portable shower. It’s a loudspeaker. I’m just as in awe of this watch as they are. Because of a guy named Beast whose shoveling whole pizzas in his mouth Bernie gets an idea. Bernie tells Feeman and Creech he’s going to win the watch by getting Beast to challenge Sherman to a pie eating contest. So, he’s going to Sherman (who just showed the new Spiderman movie and is also popping pop corn on his watch and Sherman picks a cool guy named Wes to represent “Nice House” but when he finds out the prize is his watch, he says no way.
Bernie comes up with a scheme. He has Sherman overhear him and Beast having a conversation about him not making Beast eat a blueberry pie because they make him sick. So, Sherman says Becast will represent Bernie in the pie eating contest. If he wins, he can have his watch. If not he’ll be his slave and he likes his slaves to carry him to class. Bernie tries to talk to April again but she’s on her way to cooking class. She says they’ll be making chocolate pies and there are twenty-five people in her class. Bernie starts to think again. Why not pies?
There’s a girl named Jennifer that likes Bernie. She tricks him into gpomg with her to take dance lessons by telling him if he wants their teacher to make pies crying will do the trick. Bernie gets Chipmunk to cry in front of Mrs. Monella. He tells her this is the first year he won’t have his mom’s blueberry pie for his birthday. She tells him that instead of making the chocolate cakes they’ll make twenty-five blueberry pies and he can choose one.
On the night of the contest, Bernie pleads with Sherman to call it off, but he wants to go through with it-so sure he’s won-. So, the contest starts. Wes is in the lead. Beast is just sitting there. Bernie finds out he’s full because Sherman dared him to eat 50 cheeseburgers for lunch and he ate fifty-four. Bernie gets him to eat by promising him two Snickers bars for desert (his favorite). Wes can’ [ compete and starts barfing up blueberry pies. Sherman is like Bernie did it to me again and he gives up the watch. Then Mrs.
Monella walks in (just as Beasts falls face down in the barf). She wants to know what happened to the pies. The money from the bake sale was supposed to go to the homeless kids. So, Bernie reluctantly gives her the watch -which is worth five hundred dollars-. April is so touched she agrees to take the dance lessons with Bernie, but then Jennifer picks him up and carries him away. As he leaves, he asks April May does she want to buy a tee-shirt.
My Thoughts
I’m not gonna lie I was kinda fascinated myself with this watch! I was thinking WOW! What else can it do. I REALLY needed to know what those secret compartments held. With a title like “Big Blueberry Barf Off” I kinda knew it would be gross but I had one of these books on my tablet. I’m not even sure what made me wanna read this series. But it wasn’t *so* bad. It had its amusing moments. Bernie reminded me of a character in a movie. The name of the character was “Ferris Bueller” and the movie was “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off.” Every single thing he did (just like Bernie) seemed to go in his favor. Well up until the end (of the book and the movie). It strongly influenced a television show also called Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.
Rating: 6
Bernie Bridges lives at “The Rotten school” in lives in “The Rotten House”. It’s a boarding school. His parents travel all the time. His fourth and fifth grade friends live on his floor. Mrs. Heinny is the dorm mother and the fourth-grade teacher. Her apartment is in the attic. He has a friend named Belzer that brings him breakfast every morning.
His other two friends (Feenen and Cringe) They give Bernie the news their tee-shirts aren’t seeing. Despite having Bernie’s pictures on them they’re itchy and are made out of rope. His friends tell them they told him not to use rope, and tell him he needs to give up. Bernie tho reminds him of all the things he’s done for them. He’s convinced the cook Milky Way bars are vegetables. He’s convinced Upchuck to make Game Boys a required school supply. He’s convinced Heinie to give extra credit for putting your name at the top of the test. He even got Coach Buns to make giving wedges a varsity sport. After this little motivation, they head out the door with new determination.
There are some kids outside standing around the statue of I. B. Rotten. He sees Sherman Oaks (his nemesis) showing something off his new digital watch. This watch is better than an Apple watch. It’s a camera. It can play videos. It can play MP3s. It’s a palm pilot, a phone, a printer, a computer, a keyboard,. It has a George Foreman grill. It can also download and email his homework. His “future girlfriend” April May jane is all over him. Bernie invites her to the dance studio to take dance lessons with him, but she says she can’t go on Saturday. Sherman is showing her the twelve hidden compartments in his watch. Bernie decides then he has to have this watch.
Bernie tries to make Sherman believe that the watch is cheap and they sell it at Piggly Wiggley’s, He says he’ll trade his watch for his. His watch has more value. His is from ancient Egypt and has an engraving of Ra. But Sherman notices “RA” is Mickey Mouse. He starts to walk away but he offers him his “Eclipse” money. He conned some kids out of watching an eclipse from Mars. But then Headmaster Upchuck appears and asks him what he’s doing with so much cash. Bernie tries to blow smoke up his backside by complimenting his suit. Then he tells him the money is for a statue they’re having built to honor him. It’ll be right next to I.B Rutten’s. Surprisingly Sherman says the money is his donation. Upchuck says he can’t accept it and makes Bernie give Sherman his money back. That night, Bernie comes up with a plan to get the watch and money back.
Bernie is about to go to dinner when he hears crying. It’s a friend of his named Chipmunk. Some guys from “Nice House” have broken in and given him a messed-up haircut. So, Bernie tells him it’s punk and that all the other guys will want it. The “N” they shaved in the back he can tell them stands from Nebraska where he’s from. He says that in days all the guys will shave their state’s
initials in there hair. That makes Chipmunk feel better.
At dinner, Sherman is showing off his watch. It’s a flashlight. It’s a first aid kit. It’s a portable shower. It’s a loudspeaker. I’m just as in awe of this watch as they are. Because of a guy named Beast whose shoveling whole pizzas in his mouth Bernie gets an idea. Bernie tells Feeman and Creech he’s going to win the watch by getting Beast to challenge Sherman to a pie eating contest. So, he’s going to Sherman (who just showed the new Spiderman movie and is also popping pop corn on his watch and Sherman picks a cool guy named Wes to represent “Nice House” but when he finds out the prize is his watch, he says no way.
Bernie comes up with a scheme. He has Sherman overhear him and Beast having a conversation about him not making Beast eat a blueberry pie because they make him sick. So, Sherman says Becast will represent Bernie in the pie eating contest. If he wins, he can have his watch. If not he’ll be his slave and he likes his slaves to carry him to class. Bernie tries to talk to April again but she’s on her way to cooking class. She says they’ll be making chocolate pies and there are twenty-five people in her class. Bernie starts to think again. Why not pies?
There’s a girl named Jennifer that likes Bernie. She tricks him into gpomg with her to take dance lessons by telling him if he wants their teacher to make pies crying will do the trick. Bernie gets Chipmunk to cry in front of Mrs. Monella. He tells her this is the first year he won’t have his mom’s blueberry pie for his birthday. She tells him that instead of making the chocolate cakes they’ll make twenty-five blueberry pies and he can choose one.
On the night of the contest, Bernie pleads with Sherman to call it off, but he wants to go through with it-so sure he’s won-. So, the contest starts. Wes is in the lead. Beast is just sitting there. Bernie finds out he’s full because Sherman dared him to eat 50 cheeseburgers for lunch and he ate fifty-four. Bernie gets him to eat by promising him two Snickers bars for desert (his favorite). Wes can’ [ compete and starts barfing up blueberry pies. Sherman is like Bernie did it to me again and he gives up the watch. Then Mrs.
Monella walks in (just as Beasts falls face down in the barf). She wants to know what happened to the pies. The money from the bake sale was supposed to go to the homeless kids. So, Bernie reluctantly gives her the watch -which is worth five hundred dollars-. April is so touched she agrees to take the dance lessons with Bernie, but then Jennifer picks him up and carries him away. As he leaves, he asks April May does she want to buy a tee-shirt.
My Thoughts
I’m not gonna lie I was kinda fascinated myself with this watch! I was thinking WOW! What else can it do. I REALLY needed to know what those secret compartments held. With a title like “Big Blueberry Barf Off” I kinda knew it would be gross but I had one of these books on my tablet. I’m not even sure what made me wanna read this series. But it wasn’t *so* bad. It had its amusing moments. Bernie reminded me of a character in a movie. The name of the character was “Ferris Bueller” and the movie was “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off.” Every single thing he did (just like Bernie) seemed to go in his favor. Well up until the end (of the book and the movie). It strongly influenced a television show also called Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.
Rating: 6
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 21, 2015
The title of my book is Rotten School the Big Blueberry Barf-Off. The author of this book is R.L Stine, and the genre is fiction. This book is about a pie sale in the elementary school “Rotten school”.The main character’s names are Bernie, and also Sherman. Bernie hates Sherman because he is rich and spoiled and he is also going out the with the girl that Bernie likes. Sherman is always constantly showing off the things his parents buy him, like his 500 dollar high tech watch. Bernie is just a normal kid that goes to Rotten school elementary.
One positive thing about this book was that it was funny, but in a gross way. One negative thing about the book was that the characters were kinda annoying. In my opinion i will probably not read another book from this series just because there were too many things that I didn’t like. I wont read another book from this series because, there wasn’t a really good story too it. Also I thought why, they would eat that many blueberry pies. Another thing I wondered about was how the kids ate the nasty cafeteria food, that the cafeteria lady hands out. This book also had a lot of pictures, that isn’t a bad thing but the pictures just looked kinda weird.
One positive thing about this book was that it was funny, but in a gross way. One negative thing about the book was that the characters were kinda annoying. In my opinion i will probably not read another book from this series just because there were too many things that I didn’t like. I wont read another book from this series because, there wasn’t a really good story too it. Also I thought why, they would eat that many blueberry pies. Another thing I wondered about was how the kids ate the nasty cafeteria food, that the cafeteria lady hands out. This book also had a lot of pictures, that isn’t a bad thing but the pictures just looked kinda weird.
December 8, 2009
This book is about a dorm school at elementary school. There's a trouble maker named Bernie B. He's in 4th grade with his friends which is his crew. They're all trouble makers and Bernie is pretty convincing or persuasive. He can convince the principal about bad problems and making them sound like it's good for the school. He's having a tough school year with his rival Sherman Oaks. Sherman has a cool watch and even attracted the girl Bernie likes. Sherman has a five hundred dollar watch and has 42 function. Bernie has a hard time dealing with this problem.
I can connect this book to me because I use to bet with my friends for each others items. I would also be jealous sometimes if my friend got something new and I didn't have it. Also it really does remind me of my elementary school life because I remember that time was the only time I still played with water balloons.
I rate this book 4.5 stars because it's funny and it's wrote by one of my most favorite authors R.L Stine. This book is like a series and I like books that continue sometimes.
I can connect this book to me because I use to bet with my friends for each others items. I would also be jealous sometimes if my friend got something new and I didn't have it. Also it really does remind me of my elementary school life because I remember that time was the only time I still played with water balloons.
I rate this book 4.5 stars because it's funny and it's wrote by one of my most favorite authors R.L Stine. This book is like a series and I like books that continue sometimes.
June 22, 2009
The beginning of the Rotten School series. This one contained some little extra goodies, such as stickers and a few previews of other series by Stine. The humour's spot on for younger readers, these being aimed at around 6 to 12 year olds I suspect. I know I would have enjoyed it if it had been around when I was that age ::bones creak::
July 4, 2008
This is my first R. L. Stine book read. My boys really liked the goosebumps series, and this looked interesting. It is cute and was fun to read, but I don't know that I would read the entire series. More a book for kids.
October 5, 2009
I'm a big fan R.L. Stine but when I saw the cover of this book I thoutht to myself "Know way i'm going to read this!" But I ended up liking it. But it was a littel nasty and the end.
August 24, 2010
Don't eat BLUEBEERRY PIES
November 22, 2010
Very interesting story...I wonder what the sequels are like.
July 10, 2011
loved it..finished it in 1 hour..
April 18, 2015
Very silly and lighthearted. Not my cup of tea but I can see the appeal to little boys.
October 3, 2024
Ahhh the first book of a fun little series, where you follow Bernie Bridges and his days of scheming plans for money and winning over the girl of his dreams at Rotten School.
This book follows Bernie as he plots to get an expensive gold watch from his enemy and the richest dude in school, Sherman Oaks. Bernie comes up with a plan to get the watch by having a contest between his and Sherman’s dorm. The contest, eating blueberry pies. Each boy is able to pick the person competing from the other dorm. Follow along as Bernie is always two steps ahead and plotting on how to get what he wants. It’s a fun read and part of a cool series by R.L. Stine. Plus you get to see a ton of pretty awesome illustrations throughout. Definitely a fun, light read to add in between your reads, totally worth it.
This book follows Bernie as he plots to get an expensive gold watch from his enemy and the richest dude in school, Sherman Oaks. Bernie comes up with a plan to get the watch by having a contest between his and Sherman’s dorm. The contest, eating blueberry pies. Each boy is able to pick the person competing from the other dorm. Follow along as Bernie is always two steps ahead and plotting on how to get what he wants. It’s a fun read and part of a cool series by R.L. Stine. Plus you get to see a ton of pretty awesome illustrations throughout. Definitely a fun, light read to add in between your reads, totally worth it.
January 25, 2019
What I liked about The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! by R.L. Stine was that it had showed more of Beast which is Bernie's friend who is not 100% human. For example, it has Beast compete in the pie eating contest and has a couple of chapters about him. Another thing I liked is that Bernie technically won because he won the pie eating contest he just didn't get the prize. One thing I didn't like about the book was that it made the dance lessons the one in a lifetime chance for April May June to be with Bernie. For example, April May June could have gone on a date with Bernie another time, or does April May think Bernie and Jennifer are a couple? I recommend this book to 4th graders who like stuff that is goofy and that the main character never wins.
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January 18, 2024
Uhm, before I start, what the actual heck did I just read? Did NOT expect Stine to write this bad.
Characters - 1; What's exactly with the main character of this book? Don't know if the author intentionally made it this way. Sherman deserved better Also, why does Bernie Brat look like Stephen Hawking?
Atmosphere - 4; Nothing too special about it.
Writing - 2; As said before, unexpected work by Stine. It looked as if the author was trying too hard to make it funny. (Spoiler alert: It isn't.)
Plot - 3; Could anything go wrong with this book?
Intrigue - 5; As much as I hate it, I was lowkey interested in a few parts.
Logic/Relationships - 3; Bernie is a narcissist, in a very unattractive way.
Enjoyment - 1; Solid one!
Characters - 1; What's exactly with the main character of this book? Don't know if the author intentionally made it this way. Sherman deserved better Also, why does Bernie Brat look like Stephen Hawking?
Atmosphere - 4; Nothing too special about it.
Writing - 2; As said before, unexpected work by Stine. It looked as if the author was trying too hard to make it funny. (Spoiler alert: It isn't.)
Plot - 3; Could anything go wrong with this book?
Intrigue - 5; As much as I hate it, I was lowkey interested in a few parts.
Logic/Relationships - 3; Bernie is a narcissist, in a very unattractive way.
Enjoyment - 1; Solid one!
April 6, 2021
I picked this one to give the kids something different. We tend to pick a lot of "girly" books. And I mean that in the best way possible. Books that emphasize friendship, beauty, or magical unicorns and what not. Don't get me wrong, Princess in Black is a fun series and we read a lot of them, but sometimes you want something different or to just give the boy a little more buy in.
This was like a lot of R.L. Stine stuff. Slow and ponderous, but with a big pay off in the end. The climax was really funny and grossed out my wife pretty good. The kids absolutely loved it. I won't be going back to these any time soon, but as a one-time thing it was worth a few nights of reading.
This was like a lot of R.L. Stine stuff. Slow and ponderous, but with a big pay off in the end. The climax was really funny and grossed out my wife pretty good. The kids absolutely loved it. I won't be going back to these any time soon, but as a one-time thing it was worth a few nights of reading.
December 12, 2018
Brilliant. Ridiculous. Like a good animated movie – it’s original, silly, clever and never panders and even the adults are cracking up and enjoying themselves.
(We read this at the same time as James Patterson’s 'I Even Funnier' and you couldn’t help but appreciate just how good RL’s writing/execution was compared to Patterson’s atrocious book.)
(We read this at the same time as James Patterson’s 'I Even Funnier' and you couldn’t help but appreciate just how good RL’s writing/execution was compared to Patterson’s atrocious book.)
December 5, 2021
Meet Bernie Bridges, egotistical planner and schemer, who along with a little help from his friends at Rotten House plan a pie eating contest to one-up his archenemy, spoiled rich kid, Sherman Oaks of Nyce house and win Sherman's watch, and convince April-May June to attend the dance lessons with him. Disgusting fun, if you can stand it!
September 14, 2024
I was interested to see the difference between Garbage Pail Kids books and this Rotten School series. Both by R.L. Stine, Rotten School has a much better plot, still awesome caricature illustrations, and sufficient grossness. I’d give it to any fourth grader who wants to chuckle at the character’s shenanigans.
June 15, 2020
This was a fun, lighthearted read. It's a little different than the R. L. Stine I grew up with, but I can see it as a cute and fun TV series.
Really enjoyable, especially if you like stories similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Really enjoyable, especially if you like stories similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
October 2, 2021
My son enjoyed the humor but I was queasy about the obesity portrayals. Overweight kids are either disgusting over eaters (54 burgers for dinner; 25 pies in a few minutes) or portrayed as repulsive love interests to avoid.
October 8, 2018
I read this with my 9year old son, Daniel. He liked the plot, the character development, and the ending. He LIKED it, but didn't LOVE it.
October 31, 2018
I picked this up because I remember reading it as a kid and I wanted to feel those feels again. I really liked it and will probably keep going with the series.
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