I Hate Fridays

I Hate Fridays #1

by Rachel Flynn, Craig Smith (Illustrator)

The kids at Koala Hills Primary are in grade four. Follow the school year from the hopeful start to the end-of-year concert. Providing different interpretations of the same event, the characters come to life through their individual re-telling of daily dramas. Who's in, who's out, who's in love, who's outside the principal's office? Schoolyard politics, love, art, sport and war. It's all here.

Genres: Humor, Childrens, Short Stories

140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Victoria]

Read this series when I was in primary school. A friend randomly mentioned it and we realised we had both read it. Rediscovering it after almost two decades brings back awesome, funny memories

[Michele Cecillia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did I read this book so many times in my childhood that I could recite entire chunks of it verbatim? Yes.

Am I now in my mid-thirties and still reading it every now and then because it is most entertaining and hilarious? Also yes.

[indy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for the nth time last night. Martin Peters was and still is my favourite.

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had some chuckles. Plus remember loving these as a kid.

[Emkoshka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this series of books as teenager and have hung on to them since in case I wanted to reread them. And I have to say that rereading this first volume as an adult who now works at a primary school as a social worker, it's bloody brilliant. Unlike children's books of the last decade or two, there's no scatological humour or epic questing, just warm and wry and well-observed moments in life as a nine-year-old child in a primary school in late 1980s Australia. Standout stories in this first book for me are 'My Dad' and 'Mr Graves is Dead'. Can't wait to reread the next four books.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would love to read more from this series/school - I was very fond of this book when I was the target age, there's a great mix of characters that we get to know quite well :)

[CELO]

that she tries to skip school so she dont have to go

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reading this book to the kids, they just loved the voices of the different students and their oh so natural interactions.

[Paige Leedham · Rating 3 out of 5]

i really enjoyed reading i hate friday. i like it how it tells everyone side of point.