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The Abominators: Book 1
Mucker, Boogster, Cheesy and Bob, also known as The Abominators, are the most mischievous characters you will ever have come across.
Their interests include: chaos, mayhem and filling the school toilets with strawberry jelly.
Their interests definitely DO NOT include: making friends with panty-wanty-woo-wearing new boy, Cecil Trumpington-Potts.
Cecil, however, is certain he can change their minds...
Their interests include: chaos, mayhem and filling the school toilets with strawberry jelly.
Their interests definitely DO NOT include: making friends with panty-wanty-woo-wearing new boy, Cecil Trumpington-Potts.
Cecil, however, is certain he can change their minds...
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 7, 2013
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September 3, 2021
Another review by my 5 year old daughter…
So I didn’t love it but I am in the middle. I liked Cecil and have this four stars because I half liked it and half didn’t like it.
I didn’t like when they were challenging him because I didn’t think it was very nice. And if they say no they shouldn’t do it so he should have just asked someone else to be his friend.
I did like the book because at the end… (no spoilers)
I would recommend it to my friends.
So I didn’t love it but I am in the middle. I liked Cecil and have this four stars because I half liked it and half didn’t like it.
I didn’t like when they were challenging him because I didn’t think it was very nice. And if they say no they shouldn’t do it so he should have just asked someone else to be his friend.
I did like the book because at the end… (no spoilers)
I would recommend it to my friends.
May 29, 2013
The Abominators are “the naughtiest children in Year 5” of Grimely East Primary School. Cecil Trumpington-Potts is a new boy at their school, his father having fallen from riches to poverty and having to send his posh speaking son (“panty wanty woos”) to school for the first time in his life. Cecil loves this and looks forward to finally making friends afor the first time in his life, and the people he wants to be friends with are the Abominators.
Trouble is they don’t want to be friends with him because he is “a la-di-da lunatic” who wears “girly pants" and talks like a baby and is weird. Because of this, and because Cecil wants so badly to be part of their gang, they set him three impossible tasks for him to complete, which they mask as initiation tasks, and if he completes all three he can be part of their gang. The first task is to replace the school flag with the head-teacher’s pants.
Through the book there is also a rivalry between Grimely East and Lofty Heights Primary who have all the smart, well-behaved children in the town, and who win all the trophies such as the shiniest shoe trophy, which makes Grimely’s head-teacher in particular jealous of them, and their head boasting all the time.
The story also contains a few black and white pictures along the way which add to the story.
Anyways Cecil has a distinctive voice, even if the four Abominators themselves are somewhat interchangeable, with his posh-ness, his positive attitude and his naivety. He makes this short story a most enjoyable ride, which made my daughter laugh in places, and me too. Good fun throughout. It would be suitable for young readers too, although there are some big words in there.
Recommended.
Trouble is they don’t want to be friends with him because he is “a la-di-da lunatic” who wears “girly pants" and talks like a baby and is weird. Because of this, and because Cecil wants so badly to be part of their gang, they set him three impossible tasks for him to complete, which they mask as initiation tasks, and if he completes all three he can be part of their gang. The first task is to replace the school flag with the head-teacher’s pants.
Through the book there is also a rivalry between Grimely East and Lofty Heights Primary who have all the smart, well-behaved children in the town, and who win all the trophies such as the shiniest shoe trophy, which makes Grimely’s head-teacher in particular jealous of them, and their head boasting all the time.
The story also contains a few black and white pictures along the way which add to the story.
Anyways Cecil has a distinctive voice, even if the four Abominators themselves are somewhat interchangeable, with his posh-ness, his positive attitude and his naivety. He makes this short story a most enjoyable ride, which made my daughter laugh in places, and me too. Good fun throughout. It would be suitable for young readers too, although there are some big words in there.
Recommended.
June 19, 2021
I haven't had such a good reading laugh in a long time. Funny, enjoyable, and great for young readers. Love it!
October 20, 2023
Cecil’s sunny disposition is such a good distraction but I still can’t help but think about how him and his father lost everything. In my opinion he’s too good for the abominators but at least he made friends so I can’t complain
April 16, 2013
The Abominators made me laugh out loud. It's a great book for children 7 and up. (I think it would appeal more towards young boys than girls though.) Cecil is such a funny character! When he is doing the tasks they are like missions he undertakes and puts his all into them in the funniest ways. Even though The Abominators is a fun, crazy read with adventure for kids there is also a message. Cecil had everything he wanted but all he really wanted was friends. It shows you, you may have everything you want but in the end maybe its not everything if its just you and your panty wanty woos for company!
August 31, 2016
Undecided about this one. Subverting authority I'm fine with and not liking to do things such as maths homework is fine as well. Actually characterising things like maths as dumb is quite another thing. And I feel the book goes over the line a bit in this respect. On the other hand, Cecil is extremely positive which is great. And his father as well. And the plot is fine.
November 20, 2013
I am having a kids reading binge so I can recommend titles for summer reading... Good so far. Bathroom humour and all
April 4, 2017
Great fun - easy to read out loud and had us in fits of giggles. A nice, rounded story with a moral, a bit of toilet humour and a happy ending. What more could a child ask for?
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