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Rotten School #2
The Great Smelling Bee
Sherman Oaks Is A Rat.
Sherman is so spoiled and rich that he threw away his allowance because some of the hundred-dollar bills were wrinkled!He and his goody-goody friends and Nyce House are always trying to get Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies into trouble.Well Bernie's in big trouble now. Bernie has a dog in his room, Sherman know it -- and there are NO PETS ALLOWED at Rotten School!Bernie has to find a way to hide Gassy, his dog. But the dog stinks. Hey, why do you think they call him Gassy?
Sherman is so spoiled and rich that he threw away his allowance because some of the hundred-dollar bills were wrinkled!He and his goody-goody friends and Nyce House are always trying to get Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies into trouble.Well Bernie's in big trouble now. Bernie has a dog in his room, Sherman know it -- and there are NO PETS ALLOWED at Rotten School!Bernie has to find a way to hide Gassy, his dog. But the dog stinks. Hey, why do you think they call him Gassy?
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2005
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R.L. Stine
1,679 books18.6k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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May 4, 2018
The fart jokes go on a tad too long in this one, but it's still a laugh-riot entry in the Rotten School series. Just when you think the story is getting too crazy, Stine pushes it even further and somehow makes it work.
September 4, 2024
I just finished another Rotten School book.This one is called The Smelling Bee.This book took me a while longer to read,mostly because I was reading other things,but also because this book wasn't my favorite.It had its perks,but it definitely was weaker than the first in my opinion.The story starts off with Bernie Bridges bringing in two huge boxes he got delivered from his parents.Everyone is very curious of what is inside the box.It turns out its just his pets ,which consists of a parrot and a dog.Both are named lipy and Gassy respectively.It turns out his parents sent the pets to Bernie, because his parents are going on a trip and can't lookafter them.Bernie has a problem though,because there is no pets allowed at Rotten School.So basically Bernie has to hide his pets to keep them from being caught.So he basically dresses his dog up and enrolls him in school ,giving him the name Bary-A-Bone.Different hijinks ensue with Bernie finding a way out.Like Bary making noises and Bernie telling the teacher he speaks French.This book was okay.I wasn't the biggest fan of it.It had alot of potty humor that I wasn't super amazed by, but there are still some solid funny things in here.There is a scene where the principal announces that the lunch lady is missing a leg and then a scene later has his dog seen with the lunchroom lady's wooden leg.We are also introduced to a character named The Brain who you automatically assume is super smart ,and he is ,but just the smartest character in the school,and that's not saying much.The Smelling Bee is just an average book.I give it a three out of five stars
August 27, 2025
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August 11, 2024The Great Smelling Bee
Bernie receives a package that turns out to be Bernie’s dog and parrot (Lippy). It doesn’t take long for Feeman, Crench, and Belzar to realize that Bernie’s dog stinks. And no wonder. His name is “Gassy”. The parrot likes to say “GO BITE A WALNUT”. There’s a note from Bernie’s parents (covered in bird poo) that says they have to go away for a long time and it was either send Bernie the pets or they’d have to go to the pound and zoo. His friends tho remind him they can’t have pets. So, he has to think of something. Not long after they leave, Lippy sqwaks GO BITE A WALNUT and MRs. Heiny comes to his door and asks him who he was talking too.
Bernie says he’s just talking to himself, but she hears the bird and sees the dog. He tries to say their a thorw pillow (the parrot) and a bag of laundry (the dog). She says she’ll have to report him to Headmaster Upchuck, but then he takes her glasses and smears them so she can’t see anything. Then “Gassy” does what he’s named for and he says it’s the blueberries from his pancakes. She wants to know why he’s eating in his room and he says he has a cold and didn’t want to give it to the others.
Bernie puts his pets in the Study Room-a room where no one ever goes-. He meets up with Crench, Feeman and Bezel and we find out that he’s trying to sell raffle tickets for two dollars to buy new pizza ovens. Only no ones buying them because they think he’ll just keep the money for himself. He says that’s not true tho. It’s for Mrs. Heiny. He sees Sharman approaching and heads over to him.
Sherman knows about the pets, but Bernie plays it off and says he’s allergic to pets. Sherman says he should get a pet like his. IT’s a robot cat. Bernie takes the controls and “accidently” on purpose makes it scratch him up. Bernie suckers Sherman to buying the raffle tickets for four dollars each for 10 ticketrs by saying he has the last 10 tickets. Somehow making it seem like they’re a sure thing. It’s announced that one of the lunch ladies’ legs is stoln and that there will be a spelling beed (which no one has signed up for so it’ll just be two letter words). Mrs. Heiny notices no ones done the assignment on capitals and no one is paying her any attention. When Bernie looks out the window he sees “Gassy” with the lunch ladies’ leg in its mouth. When Mrs. Heiny wants to know whose dog, it is, Sherman calls him out.
Mrs. Heiny says she’s going to search his room that night when she comes for the good night handshake. After class, Bernie sees Sherman carrying “Gassy”. He ties him to a tree and rings the headmaster’s doorbell. Sherman frees the dog and ties Belzar up to the tree in his place. Mr. Upchuck (who doesn’t have a sense of humor) isn’t amused. Particularly not when Sherman’s cat claws him and tears his pants. Sherman finds the tickets in Sherman’s bag and plans to seel them back to him for double the price.
Bernie’s almost in the clear when Mrs. H can’t find any animals in his room. He’s thrown clothes over Lippy’s cage, but “Gassy” pokes his head up from under the covers. He tells her he’s the new student Barry Bones and she buys this. Bernie and his friends sneak into the Headmasters office and register “Gassy” as “Barry A Bone”. Bernie takes “Barry” to French class and is somehow able to fool Mrs. Heiny. Mr. Off (the music teachr) gives him the position of lead tenor in the choir. (The Spelling Bee is called off because the students requested one letter words). The next day is a six-achievement test. Bernie knows “Gassy” won’t pass. During the test April May June starts to make a fuss about a smell. Then all the kids leave the room.
Mr. Upchuck finds the dog in class and is so happy when he finds out it’s Bernie’s-meaning he’ll get to kick him out- he starts to dance. Bernie tho says the dog isn’t his. Bernie says “Gassy” can be the prize for the raffle. He tells Feeman don’t worry he’ll get him back. He tells everyone to get out their tickets and then he announces the winner. He pulls out the tickets that he stole from Sherman. He has the winning ticket. Mrs. H drags him to Mr. Upchuck’s office. But he checks the scores and since he’s the only one that stayed for the class, he scored the highest. He can’t kick him out that he’s an honor student. So, he decides pets are now allowed at “Rotten School”
My Thoughts:
This dog seriously needs some GAS X! He also needs a BATH! But now that he’s a “student” maybe it’ll be required. I’m not saving put him in one of the bathrooms in the dorm because that would be unsanitary. But take him outside and suirt him with the hose pipe. Turn it into a “fan day”. Or if there are any animal places nearby that cater to pets take him there. Having a dog that *you* can’t stand the smell of doesn’t make ANY sense! I’m not sure what you can do for the other thing, but the bath you can do something about.
Rating: 5
Bernie receives a package that turns out to be Bernie’s dog and parrot (Lippy). It doesn’t take long for Feeman, Crench, and Belzar to realize that Bernie’s dog stinks. And no wonder. His name is “Gassy”. The parrot likes to say “GO BITE A WALNUT”. There’s a note from Bernie’s parents (covered in bird poo) that says they have to go away for a long time and it was either send Bernie the pets or they’d have to go to the pound and zoo. His friends tho remind him they can’t have pets. So, he has to think of something. Not long after they leave, Lippy sqwaks GO BITE A WALNUT and MRs. Heiny comes to his door and asks him who he was talking too.
Bernie says he’s just talking to himself, but she hears the bird and sees the dog. He tries to say their a thorw pillow (the parrot) and a bag of laundry (the dog). She says she’ll have to report him to Headmaster Upchuck, but then he takes her glasses and smears them so she can’t see anything. Then “Gassy” does what he’s named for and he says it’s the blueberries from his pancakes. She wants to know why he’s eating in his room and he says he has a cold and didn’t want to give it to the others.
Bernie puts his pets in the Study Room-a room where no one ever goes-. He meets up with Crench, Feeman and Bezel and we find out that he’s trying to sell raffle tickets for two dollars to buy new pizza ovens. Only no ones buying them because they think he’ll just keep the money for himself. He says that’s not true tho. It’s for Mrs. Heiny. He sees Sharman approaching and heads over to him.
Sherman knows about the pets, but Bernie plays it off and says he’s allergic to pets. Sherman says he should get a pet like his. IT’s a robot cat. Bernie takes the controls and “accidently” on purpose makes it scratch him up. Bernie suckers Sherman to buying the raffle tickets for four dollars each for 10 ticketrs by saying he has the last 10 tickets. Somehow making it seem like they’re a sure thing. It’s announced that one of the lunch ladies’ legs is stoln and that there will be a spelling beed (which no one has signed up for so it’ll just be two letter words). Mrs. Heiny notices no ones done the assignment on capitals and no one is paying her any attention. When Bernie looks out the window he sees “Gassy” with the lunch ladies’ leg in its mouth. When Mrs. Heiny wants to know whose dog, it is, Sherman calls him out.
Mrs. Heiny says she’s going to search his room that night when she comes for the good night handshake. After class, Bernie sees Sherman carrying “Gassy”. He ties him to a tree and rings the headmaster’s doorbell. Sherman frees the dog and ties Belzar up to the tree in his place. Mr. Upchuck (who doesn’t have a sense of humor) isn’t amused. Particularly not when Sherman’s cat claws him and tears his pants. Sherman finds the tickets in Sherman’s bag and plans to seel them back to him for double the price.
Bernie’s almost in the clear when Mrs. H can’t find any animals in his room. He’s thrown clothes over Lippy’s cage, but “Gassy” pokes his head up from under the covers. He tells her he’s the new student Barry Bones and she buys this. Bernie and his friends sneak into the Headmasters office and register “Gassy” as “Barry A Bone”. Bernie takes “Barry” to French class and is somehow able to fool Mrs. Heiny. Mr. Off (the music teachr) gives him the position of lead tenor in the choir. (The Spelling Bee is called off because the students requested one letter words). The next day is a six-achievement test. Bernie knows “Gassy” won’t pass. During the test April May June starts to make a fuss about a smell. Then all the kids leave the room.
Mr. Upchuck finds the dog in class and is so happy when he finds out it’s Bernie’s-meaning he’ll get to kick him out- he starts to dance. Bernie tho says the dog isn’t his. Bernie says “Gassy” can be the prize for the raffle. He tells Feeman don’t worry he’ll get him back. He tells everyone to get out their tickets and then he announces the winner. He pulls out the tickets that he stole from Sherman. He has the winning ticket. Mrs. H drags him to Mr. Upchuck’s office. But he checks the scores and since he’s the only one that stayed for the class, he scored the highest. He can’t kick him out that he’s an honor student. So, he decides pets are now allowed at “Rotten School”
My Thoughts:
This dog seriously needs some GAS X! He also needs a BATH! But now that he’s a “student” maybe it’ll be required. I’m not saving put him in one of the bathrooms in the dorm because that would be unsanitary. But take him outside and suirt him with the hose pipe. Turn it into a “fan day”. Or if there are any animal places nearby that cater to pets take him there. Having a dog that *you* can’t stand the smell of doesn’t make ANY sense! I’m not sure what you can do for the other thing, but the bath you can do something about.
Rating: 5
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March 8, 2023
This book is so good I loved the ending so much
August 11, 2009
The Great Smelling Bee is about this very popular kid named Bernie. His mom sent him a huge package in the mail,and in the package was his dog and and his parrot, he is happy and excited but there is just one problem, you can have animals in Rotten School. Bernie's main external conflict is that he has to hide his loud and smelly animals from the principal, and his room checker. Bernie's main internal conflict is that has to decide he wants to keep then or send them back to his parents.
During readig this book, I made a Text-to-World connection. Bernie's internal conflict reminds me of people that have to make decision like that too. A lot of people make those sort of decisions, no matter how hard they are. Some people get fired, evicted, or expelled becuase they don't follow to those rules.
I would give this book four stars. This book was funny becuase Bernie decided to keep his pets, but he hides them in such funny and crazy ways. But it did get annoying sometimes. I would recommend this book to crazy people and who love acting silly.
During readig this book, I made a Text-to-World connection. Bernie's internal conflict reminds me of people that have to make decision like that too. A lot of people make those sort of decisions, no matter how hard they are. Some people get fired, evicted, or expelled becuase they don't follow to those rules.
I would give this book four stars. This book was funny becuase Bernie decided to keep his pets, but he hides them in such funny and crazy ways. But it did get annoying sometimes. I would recommend this book to crazy people and who love acting silly.
January 29, 2019
What I liked about The Great Smelling Bee by R.L. Stine was that Belzer changed his shirt, for example in the first one Belzer's shirt said,"Ask me about my allergies" but now it says " I need a tutor." Another reason I like it was that Sherman lost and Bernie won and that never really happens in the Rotten House series. Another reason why I liked it was that it showed a map in the beginning of the book and the map shows everything in the whole boarding school. Another reason why I like it was that the book introduced all of Bernie's pets and it shows how much Bernie loves his pets. What I did not like about it was that they keep calling Billy the Brain smart but they also always call him Billy the moron. I recommend this book to people who love humor and people who love pets and animals and 4th graders and higher.
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October 7, 2019
Pretty silly stuff! Can't wait to read these with my kids one day!
March 21, 2020
Loved this book. If you love goosebumps books then you'll love this too
July 6, 2020
Will review later
March 7, 2021
The illustrations are fantastic and make the book even more outrageous. I like the funny names for the characters such as Mrs. Heinie and Mr. Upchuck. Wish it were longer. . .
January 30, 2022
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December 30, 2009Bernie B is still at 4th grade and for his birthday he got a present from his parents. The present was his pet parrot and his pet bulldog. The dorm doesn't allow pet so Bernie has to think of a way to hide them. He tried hiding them, but the teacher found about the bulldog so Bernie made up something about it being the new student, and the teacher bought it. Bernie B. sticks with that plan until his cover gets blown.
I can connect this to books because what kind of teacher won't know a dog is a dog. A real life person won't fall a lie like that. Also he reminds me of trouble makers in real life.
I rate this a 4 star because it reminds me of myself sometimes. I have a fast brain and if I need to think of an excuse I could. Bernie B is trouble maker and that reminds me of myself when I was small.
I can connect this to books because what kind of teacher won't know a dog is a dog. A real life person won't fall a lie like that. Also he reminds me of trouble makers in real life.
I rate this a 4 star because it reminds me of myself sometimes. I have a fast brain and if I need to think of an excuse I could. Bernie B is trouble maker and that reminds me of myself when I was small.
January 22, 2012
I choose this book because I read one of these books before and it was hilarious. The plot of the book is that Berny's parents send him his pet dog and parrot but he goes to border school. At his school a no pets aloud rule. "What's that smell?" That is my favorite quote because the dog keeps farting. The thing that is unique about the author is that he lets the dog play the role of the smartest student in school. I would recommend this to whoever likes funny stories.
February 1, 2017
This book called ´´The Great Smelling Bee ´´by R.L Stine is a really good book. I like this book because it talks about these kids that try to like prank the kids. It is really good because it is funny with kids that go to school and make their own club of doing dumb stuff. So this is a really good book and will make you laugh. The most funny part is when Sherman Oaks starts being cocky that he has so much money and he loses it all.
April 6, 2014
A great book for the ages of 8-10 years old but this was part of my flashback series! Bernie B. has a dog, and parrot that came from his parents because they couldnt take care of them. He hid them, enrolled them, and cared for them while people were snooping around. This was a really good book about a friendship and fate of the pets of Bernie B.
February 17, 2016
The Rotten School series is a slapstick comedy, which every installment starts out with a hilarious "Morning Announcement" from Headmaster Upchuck, who had accidentally put "Smelling Bee" on the "Spelling Bee" posters, leaving all the students confused. While The Great Smelling Bee isn't the best in the series, there are still many laugh out loud moments to entertain both kids and adults.
May 31, 2012
Bernie wants to bring his dog to school..but pets aren't allowed. So he dresses his dog up to look like a transfer student. This was a silly book. I think young boys would really enjoy it. It's a very quick read.
March 5, 2015
This was a REALLY cute book and my son absolutely loved it. I was a little disappointed about how Bernie swindles his way through things, definitely not something to be proud of for a kid, but he is clever and the books are fun.
November 11, 2007
fun book that u would get a kick out of.
April 6, 2008
"I would love to read all of their series!"
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June 29, 2008funny book
October 21, 2008
love it
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December 8, 2008love this book
January 4, 2009
hillarious
March 5, 2009
i think this book was amazing
July 20, 2009
this book is about a kid named bernie who goes to a school named rotten school he is creative, funny,
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October 14, 2009this book is good i like it because.But i just cant believe the dog is the smartest person in the whole Rotten School
October 26, 2009
this book was so funny .this may be a childish book but you could never be to old to read it but it was off the chain.
November 17, 2009
this book is about bernie getting his dog and his bird
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