Author: Arianne Costner
Genre: realistic fiction/comedy
Similar books: Shine! by J.J. Grabenstein
Mr. Bambuckle: Rule the School by Tim Harris
Rating:
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| quite fun |
Summary (provided by publisher): Ben Hardy believes he's cursed by potatoes. And now he's moved to Idaho, where the school's mascot is Steve the Spud! Yeah, this cannot be good.
After accidentally causing the mascot to sprain an ankle, Ben is sentenced to Spud duty for the final basketball games of the year. But if the other kids know he's the Spud, his plans for popularity are likely to be a big dud! Ben doesn't want to let the team down, so he lies to his friends to keep it a secret. No one will know it's him under the potato suit . . . right?
Life as a potato is all about not getting mashed! With laugh-out-loud illustrations throughout, hand to fans of James Patterson, Gordan Korman, Jeff Kinney, and Chris Grabenstein!
My opinion: Let's be honest: the plot of this book is entirely expected. Ben is trying to find his place in his new school. He's thrown into a situation well outside of his comfort zone while also trying to capture the attention and affection of the popular girl. So of course the thing he finds embarrassing turns out to be to his benefit. The popular kids are mean, shallow, and no good fir him while the outsiders are the good people and where he belongs. This is all what we expect from a middle grade school story. What I didn't expect was just how entertaining it would prove to be. It's genuinely humorous. The little details, like a kid in a potato costume doing stupid dances and trying to do a hand stand is pretty entertaining. The little details like that make this a solid bit of entertainment and one I'd easily recommend.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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