Notes from the Life of a Total Genius

Arthur Bean #3

by Stacey Matson

A new year, a new controversy and another way to make Kennedy mad . . .

Arthur A. Bean is back! With Robbie in another city (thank goodness for texting) and Kennedy as his co-editor of the school newspaper, Arthur's final year at Terry Fox Jr. High is off to a rocky start. A chance to produce his own play gives him visions of fame and (finally!) the respect he is sure he deserves, but that's all dashed when the new principal challenges the content of Arthur's play.

Never one to take no for an answer, Arthur uses his wit and his own column in the school paper to skewer censorship. He so irks the principal that now the grad dance is in danger of being cancelled - much to Kennedy's dismay. In typical fashion, Arthur won't back down, even when Kennedy pleads with him.

Torn between the wishes of his fellow students and his own best chance for fame, what will Arthur decide?

Genres: Middle Grade

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was not only another yet amazing book from the Arthur Bean series, but I also got some pretty good recommendations on what to read next. LOLs.

[Tiffani Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like the first book in this series was the best. Arthur just seemed to get more whiny and self-centred as these book progressed. The humour changed and lost a lot of its charm by the end of this series. Still enjoyable but not as good as the first book.

[Savannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish there were more books in this series.

[FullyBooked · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really funny, from a perspective of a rebel student, this book is re-readable as well!

[Tanya Kyi · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all: best title ever. I love the redaction. And the actual book is just as great and funny as the cover. I was never sure whether to root for Arthur or to cover my eyes as he veered toward disaster, and I had no idea how Stacey Matson was going to bring his tangled mess of a protest to a satisfying end... but she definitely did. Not only is this book a great read, it's a perfect prompt for discussions of censorship.