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Clara Humble: Quiz Whiz
Clara Humble, the winsome and über-confident fourth-grader who’s been described as “Ramona Quimby meets Timmy Failure” is back for a second adventure. When Clara and her best friend, Bradley, discover their favorite game show, Smarty Pants ―a mix of trivia and obstacle course stunts ― is recruiting in their area, Clara is sure she’ll be chosen. Fame and game-show glory will be hers… with Bradley’s help, of course.
Things get complicated when Bradley also earns a contestant spot on the show, and the friends are pitted against each other. It escalates into an epic schoolyard battle between boys and girls, and not everyone is playing fair. Will Clara and Bradley’s friendship survive? Between the tension, sabotage, shenanigans, and Clara’s comics featuring her alter ego @Cat, this is a flat-out funny, fast-paced read.
Things get complicated when Bradley also earns a contestant spot on the show, and the friends are pitted against each other. It escalates into an epic schoolyard battle between boys and girls, and not everyone is playing fair. Will Clara and Bradley’s friendship survive? Between the tension, sabotage, shenanigans, and Clara’s comics featuring her alter ego @Cat, this is a flat-out funny, fast-paced read.
240 pages, Hardcover
Published September 15, 2017
About the author
Anna Humphrey
32 books112 followersAnna Humphrey is the author of Rhymes with Cupid (HarperTeen, 2010), Mission (Un)Popular (Disney/Hyperion Books for Children, 2011), Ruby Goldberg's Bright Idea (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014) and Clara Humble & the Not-So-Super Powers (OwlKids Books, 2016)—all books for young readers. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario with her husband and kids.
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March 2, 2019
It was AWSOME she was on her favorite show and she made it all the way to the finals but she did not win her best friend did. The prize was $1,000. They built a playground with it.It was for boys and girls. The final round was to go through a superhero maze Clara got a question about Wonder Woman wrong she didn’t guess Diana Prince. At the same time she was writing a comic book. Her best friend liked that comic book the best. She was only 5 points away from him.
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July 8, 2017
This is the second book in the Clara Humble series. These books are geared to children ages 8 to 12. Nine year old Clara has a best friend named Bradley, they are neighbours and are also in the same fourth grade class. She is the outspoken, loud, visible one and he is the quiet one who cheers her on.
When Clara and Bradley find out that their favourite game show, Smarty Pants is going to be filming in their home town, they are excited. Clara is sure that she will be chosen as a participant with Bradley's help. She already knows how she will spend the $1000.00 she will win getting her comic book printed. Bradley trains Clara, but on the day of the auditions, he tries out as well. They both get selected and will have to compete against one another. As the competition heats up, the boys and girls in the school begin to sabotage one another and cheat in order to win. Not only do things get sticky on the set, but it escalates into a girls against boys battle at school as well. As things heat up, a rift between Clara and Bradley develops. Will Clara and Bradley's friendship survive? Will the girls and boys at school ever get along again? Who will win Smarty Pants?
Lots of issues in this book. You could discuss bullying, competition, fair play, friendship, challenges between the sexes, honesty and more. The illustrations are a combination of black and white drawings of Clara and Bradley and Clara's comic strip @cat. They are cute and add to the story with intermittent appearances. A great book for a public, school, class or home library. Great for reluctant readers as it is quite relatable to middle grade students. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
When Clara and Bradley find out that their favourite game show, Smarty Pants is going to be filming in their home town, they are excited. Clara is sure that she will be chosen as a participant with Bradley's help. She already knows how she will spend the $1000.00 she will win getting her comic book printed. Bradley trains Clara, but on the day of the auditions, he tries out as well. They both get selected and will have to compete against one another. As the competition heats up, the boys and girls in the school begin to sabotage one another and cheat in order to win. Not only do things get sticky on the set, but it escalates into a girls against boys battle at school as well. As things heat up, a rift between Clara and Bradley develops. Will Clara and Bradley's friendship survive? Will the girls and boys at school ever get along again? Who will win Smarty Pants?
Lots of issues in this book. You could discuss bullying, competition, fair play, friendship, challenges between the sexes, honesty and more. The illustrations are a combination of black and white drawings of Clara and Bradley and Clara's comic strip @cat. They are cute and add to the story with intermittent appearances. A great book for a public, school, class or home library. Great for reluctant readers as it is quite relatable to middle grade students. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
September 20, 2017
Clara’s favorite quiz show is coming to town, and she can’t wait to audition to be a contestant! She knows she will win, and she wants her best friend, Bradley, to help her train. But as the competition heats up, a war starts between the boys and girls at her school. To top it off, Bradley starts acting weird!
Clara learns some big lessons in this fun new installment of the Clara Humble series. The game show setting is an interesting concept, with crazy physical challenges and (sometimes gooey) penalties for wrong answers to trivia questions. Clara must decide whether to go against her conscience to win. This action-packed story will keep readers hooked until the very end and cheering for both Clara and Bradley!
I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.
Clara learns some big lessons in this fun new installment of the Clara Humble series. The game show setting is an interesting concept, with crazy physical challenges and (sometimes gooey) penalties for wrong answers to trivia questions. Clara must decide whether to go against her conscience to win. This action-packed story will keep readers hooked until the very end and cheering for both Clara and Bradley!
I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.
August 13, 2017
My galley read from NetGalley didn't quite make it through.
The story was cute and it had a good message, BUT I think there were pictures and comics that I couldn't see/read properly.
Overall, a good story about friendship and doing your absolute best. And a story that has a great lesson behind it.
The story was cute and it had a good message, BUT I think there were pictures and comics that I couldn't see/read properly.
Overall, a good story about friendship and doing your absolute best. And a story that has a great lesson behind it.
July 3, 2020
Zain: It was sort of boring in the middle. It was a bit funny. If I could give it 3.5 stars, I would.
July 13, 2022
This book is perfect for upper elementary. It’s about a group of grade four students and how they handle a popular kids game showing filming in their town. It was funny and it had a lesson to learn. I enjoyed it.
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September 26, 2017Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
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