Nichts Für Weicheier

by Nathan Luff, Christina Bretschneider (Illustrator), Yvonne Hergane-Magholder (Translator)

Stu is a wuss. A weakling. A soft city kid. A chicken.

His cousins are tough. Daredevils. Farm kids who look like they sprinkle steroids on their Weet-Bix.

When Stu is packed off to the country for the summer, he has to face the dangers that lurk behind every tree: demonic lambs, yabby-infested tanks, raging creeks and, worst of all, his cousins.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2010

About the author

Nathan Luff is the author of The Nerd Herd and Family Disasters series as well as the middle grade novels Jungle Escape, Bad Grammar and Chicken Stu.

Reviews

[Sportyrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I read the first sentence of this book there was a word I didn’t understand. I thought, ‘Isn’t this meant to be a book for kids?’. I soon realised that this is a book for ‘smart’ kids and since I wasn’t one, it made sense.

The book is HILARIOUS! I laughed so much. The main character is such a cute, little dweeb: all urban and protected. When he is forced to stay with his cousins for a while, he struggles to fit in with the uncouth, rough trouble-makers. And his aunt is a bit of a grump.

Farm life for young Stu ended up being just the thing he needed: a journey of self discovery. So many bumps and laughs throughout this story.

I think this is a fantastic book for smart kids or kids with wisdom beyond their years. Is a good story for the oldies who like kids books too.

[herbst.und.bücher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dieses Buch haben wir als Klassenlektüre. Ich weiß nicht was ich davon halten soll, weil es nicht mein Genre ist und meiner Meinung nach ein Kinderbuch ist und ich zum größten Teils Jugendbücher lese.
Es war nicht schlecht und deswegen auch die 3,5 Sterne.

[sophreads5 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book a long time ago as a child but remember how much I loved it. This was a book that I remember reading over and over again. Its just a fun and memorable book.