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The Terrible Two #1
丿賵 鬲丕 禺賮賳
芦賲丕蹖賱夭 賲賵乇賮蹖 亘蹖賳 丿賵爻鬲丕卮 禺蹖蹖蹖蹖賱蹖 賲毓乇賵賮賴. 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖 亘賴 趩蹖責 亘賴 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 禺賮賳鈥屫臂屬� 賵 丨賯賴鈥屫ㄘж藏臂屬� 亘趩賴鈥屰� 賲丿乇爻賴鈥屫池�.丨丕賱丕 賴賲 讴賴 丿丕乇賴 賲蹖乇賴 亘賴 賲丿乇爻賴鈥屰� 噩丿蹖丿卮 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇賽 讴爻賱鈥屭┵嗁嗀団€屰� 芦蹖丕賳蹖 賵賱蹖禄貙 禺蹖丕賱卮 乇丕丨鬲賴 讴賴 亘丕夭賲 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 爻乇丿爻鬲賴鈥屰� 賴賲賴鈥屰� 禺賮賳丕 亘丕卮賴 ...
丕賲丕 ... 氐亘乇 讴賳蹖丿.丕賳诏丕乇 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 賲丿乇爻賴鈥屰� 噩丿蹖丿貙 蹖讴蹖 丿蹖诏賴 賴爻鬲 讴賴 爻乇丿爻鬲賴鈥屰� 禺賮賳丕爻鬲 賵 讴丕乇卮賲 禺蹖賱蹖 丿乇爻鬲賴.
賮讴乇卮賵 亘讴賳.丿賵 鬲丕 禺賮賳 亘禺賵乇賳 亘賴 倬購爻鬲 賴賲 賵 亘禺賵丕賳 亘賴 賴賲丿蹖诏賴 孬丕亘鬲 讴賳賳 讴蹖 禺賮賳鈥屫辟�. 趩賴 丕鬲賮丕賯丕 賵 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 亘丕賲夭賴鈥屫й� 丕蹖賳 賵爻胤 倬蹖卮 亘蹖丕丿 賵 賲丕 乇賵 丨爻丕亘蹖 亘禺賳丿賵賳賴.
丕賲丕 ... 氐亘乇 讴賳蹖丿.丕賳诏丕乇 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 賲丿乇爻賴鈥屰� 噩丿蹖丿貙 蹖讴蹖 丿蹖诏賴 賴爻鬲 讴賴 爻乇丿爻鬲賴鈥屰� 禺賮賳丕爻鬲 賵 讴丕乇卮賲 禺蹖賱蹖 丿乇爻鬲賴.
賮讴乇卮賵 亘讴賳.丿賵 鬲丕 禺賮賳 亘禺賵乇賳 亘賴 倬購爻鬲 賴賲 賵 亘禺賵丕賳 亘賴 賴賲丿蹖诏賴 孬丕亘鬲 讴賳賳 讴蹖 禺賮賳鈥屫辟�. 趩賴 丕鬲賮丕賯丕 賵 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 亘丕賲夭賴鈥屫й� 丕蹖賳 賵爻胤 倬蹖卮 亘蹖丕丿 賵 賲丕 乇賵 丨爻丕亘蹖 亘禺賳丿賵賳賴.
220 pages, Paperback
First published January 13, 2015
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Mac Barnett
80听books1,276听followersBorn to non-farmers in a California farming community, Mac Barnett now lives near San Francisco. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center for students in Los Angeles, and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.
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January 11, 2016
Review update: I quite literally have 12 year old boys lining up at the door asking for copies of this book by name, which, coming from the kinds of kids who don't remember to write down homework, really says something about the story's appeal.
My book talk for Terrible Two was minimal: I asked kids for examples of pranks, I told them that Miles Murphy would find those pranks junior league, and then I read out loud the passage towards the beginning where Miles Murphy is deciding what kind of person he wants to be at his new school and then a car appears on the steps.
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Very few books, in my experience, have what I would consider differentiated humor. Usually either the maturity and reading levels go hand in hand, and those wacky, funny, weird titles that you can totally pass off to a fifth or sixth grader (your Dan Gutmans and Adam Rexes of the world) are a tough sell to a seventh grader who has a 5/6 reading level.
But the Terrible Two IS that book where the appeal is much broader than the grade 4-5 reading level. As an adult, I found myself enjoying the snappy and sharp humor writing inside of a fairly canned plot. I see how my more experienced readers respond to this book similarly to the way I did: I have one student who finished this book in a day and then proceeded to re-read it, just to bask in it one more time and to study the authors' crafts.
For other students, the idea of a kid who is so studious in the art of pranking is reason enough to read on.
Also, kudos to the authors for keeping the grades of these kids ambiguous. They attend a "Letters and Science Academy" instead of a middle school (or an elementary school, or a high school." My seventh graders are tired about reading about other middle schoolers.
My book talk for Terrible Two was minimal: I asked kids for examples of pranks, I told them that Miles Murphy would find those pranks junior league, and then I read out loud the passage towards the beginning where Miles Murphy is deciding what kind of person he wants to be at his new school and then a car appears on the steps.
*
Very few books, in my experience, have what I would consider differentiated humor. Usually either the maturity and reading levels go hand in hand, and those wacky, funny, weird titles that you can totally pass off to a fifth or sixth grader (your Dan Gutmans and Adam Rexes of the world) are a tough sell to a seventh grader who has a 5/6 reading level.
But the Terrible Two IS that book where the appeal is much broader than the grade 4-5 reading level. As an adult, I found myself enjoying the snappy and sharp humor writing inside of a fairly canned plot. I see how my more experienced readers respond to this book similarly to the way I did: I have one student who finished this book in a day and then proceeded to re-read it, just to bask in it one more time and to study the authors' crafts.
For other students, the idea of a kid who is so studious in the art of pranking is reason enough to read on.
Also, kudos to the authors for keeping the grades of these kids ambiguous. They attend a "Letters and Science Academy" instead of a middle school (or an elementary school, or a high school." My seventh graders are tired about reading about other middle schoolers.
January 17, 2015
I'm not sure why this book doesn't have a solid 5.0 rating. Or at least a 4.99. This book is EXCELLENT! And I'm not just saying that because I am a huge fan of Mac Barnett and Kevin Cornell.
Miles is a new student in the town of Yawnee- a town that is mostly famous for it's cows. He hates that he had to move to this town; in his old town by the ocean, he was known as the Prankster. And on his first day of school, Miles finds out that another student already holds the title of Prankster- someone who parked the principal's car across the entrance of the school so that no one could get in. To make matters worse, Miles is buddied up with Niles, the school helper, who is terribly annoying. Miles keeps trying to pull pranks, but the other Prankster keeps foiling them. Will Miles ever earn back his reputation as a Prankster?
This book is HILARIOUS. Although I almost immediately guessed who the Yawnee Prankster was, I didn't even care. I thought it was a brilliant novel. The illustrations were hilarious and added a lot to the novel. The book itself was witty and self-aware without being over-the-top. It was truly hilarious- I actually laughed out loud at several parts, which I Never do with books! I enjoyed both the characters of both Miles and Niles- especially Niles, who took on an almost James Bond persona.
I will absolutely recommend this book to students- but not before I buy a second copy for the library- we're gonna need it!
Miles is a new student in the town of Yawnee- a town that is mostly famous for it's cows. He hates that he had to move to this town; in his old town by the ocean, he was known as the Prankster. And on his first day of school, Miles finds out that another student already holds the title of Prankster- someone who parked the principal's car across the entrance of the school so that no one could get in. To make matters worse, Miles is buddied up with Niles, the school helper, who is terribly annoying. Miles keeps trying to pull pranks, but the other Prankster keeps foiling them. Will Miles ever earn back his reputation as a Prankster?
This book is HILARIOUS. Although I almost immediately guessed who the Yawnee Prankster was, I didn't even care. I thought it was a brilliant novel. The illustrations were hilarious and added a lot to the novel. The book itself was witty and self-aware without being over-the-top. It was truly hilarious- I actually laughed out loud at several parts, which I Never do with books! I enjoyed both the characters of both Miles and Niles- especially Niles, who took on an almost James Bond persona.
I will absolutely recommend this book to students- but not before I buy a second copy for the library- we're gonna need it!
April 18, 2015
So much fun! I love this way more than Big Nate or Wimpy Kid, but I think it will appeal to the same audience :)
August 23, 2024
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讴鬲丕亘 芦鈥廡he Terrible Two鈥徛� 丕夭 卮蹖乇蹖賳鈥屫臂屬� 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 跇丕賳乇 賳賵噩賵丕賳 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 亘丕 丌乇鬲蹖 讴蹖賵鬲 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘丕賲夭賴鈥� 讴賴 亘丕 胤賳夭 禺賵亘蹖 賴賲 賴賲乇丕賴 卮丿賴貙 丕乇夭卮 賵賯鬲 诏匕丕卮鬲賳 乇賵 丿丕乇賴 賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屫� 亘丕 禺賵賳丿卮 爻丕毓丕鬲 禺賵卮蹖 乇賵 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴賳蹖丿.
丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇賲 丨丕賱丕 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 蹖賴 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賴爻鬲卮 賴賲蹖賳 乇賵賳丿 禺賵亘卮 乇賵 鬲丕 丌禺乇 丨賮馗 讴賳賴.
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 丕爻賲 芦丿賵鬲丕 禺賮賳禄 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 禺賵亘 芦丕賲蹖乇丨爻蹖賳 丿丕賳卮賵乇讴蹖丕賳禄 丕夭 賳卮乇 芦倬乇鬲賯丕賱禄 賲賳鬲卮乇 卮丿賴鈥� 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屫� 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 賵 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿.
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讴鬲丕亘 芦鈥廡he Terrible Two鈥徛� 丕夭 卮蹖乇蹖賳鈥屫臂屬� 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 跇丕賳乇 賳賵噩賵丕賳 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 亘丕 丌乇鬲蹖 讴蹖賵鬲 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘丕賲夭賴鈥� 讴賴 亘丕 胤賳夭 禺賵亘蹖 賴賲 賴賲乇丕賴 卮丿賴貙 丕乇夭卮 賵賯鬲 诏匕丕卮鬲賳 乇賵 丿丕乇賴 賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屫� 亘丕 禺賵賳丿卮 爻丕毓丕鬲 禺賵卮蹖 乇賵 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴賳蹖丿.
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丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 丕爻賲 芦丿賵鬲丕 禺賮賳禄 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 禺賵亘 芦丕賲蹖乇丨爻蹖賳 丿丕賳卮賵乇讴蹖丕賳禄 丕夭 賳卮乇 芦倬乇鬲賯丕賱禄 賲賳鬲卮乇 卮丿賴鈥� 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屫� 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 賵 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿.
July 6, 2023
禺蹖賱蹖 亘丕賲夭賴 賵 胤賳丕夭賴
May 15, 2017
This was a cute, quick read--great for fans of the series and the series. There are lots of jokes and pranks and facts about cows (yup...cows). Perfect for struggling and/or reluctant readers.
January 27, 2018
Multi-award winning humorous middle school chapter book that will draw in even reluctant readers. The characters were mischievous makers of chaos, but I enjoyed that they were above average intelligent and creative ones with a code of honor. Also enjoyed the collaborating illustrator's comic panels randomly through out this chapter book that added to the story line.
Language: No profanity
Sensuality content: Squeaky G clean.
Source: Amazon Prime Reading Loan.
Language: No profanity
Sensuality content: Squeaky G clean.
Source: Amazon Prime Reading Loan.
April 28, 2020
This was a fun book to read with my 10 year old grandson. He really enjoyed it and gave it 4.5 stars! We picked up book 2 from the library before we were even finished with this one. I can't wait to see what shenanigans Miles and Niles get into next.
January 27, 2025
亘爻蹖丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 噩匕丕亘 賵 禺賮賳 馃憣馃徎 亘丕夭 賴賲 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲卮讴乇 賲蹖 讴賳賲 鉂わ笍 丕讴蹖倬 賵 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 禺賮賳 賲丕蹖賱夭 賵 賳丕蹖賱夭 賵丕賯毓丕 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮賴 馃槉 賲賲賳賵賳 賲蹖卮賲 丕诏賴 鬲賵 讴丕賲賳鬲 賴丕 亘诏蹖賳 賳丕蹖賱夭 乇賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇蹖丿 蹖丕 賲丕蹖賱夭 責 馃榿
December 5, 2017
Better than Patterson's Middle School series about Rafe, because it doesn't try too hard to be so much. There's a lot of craftsmanship here, but it doesn't show - this reads very light, funny of course, but not overly silly or crazy.
The bully, and how he is dealt with, is different than any other I've met. Instead of getting to know the families of the boys, we get to know the principal (kind of; I have to admit he's just a bit implausible). There are no diversions to mean girls, or kindly janitors, or wise grannies, just a tight focus on the adventures of the boys... that is to say, the juicy bits. Well, except for Holly; I see a lot of potential for her to be a larger character in subsequent books, which would be good.
The illustrations fit perfectly and there are just the right number of them. I love the the details that they add, like the decrees posted on the walls that say "Principal Barkin sez: ...". Think about it; surely he knows how to spell "says" so why doesn't he? And isn't his name great? And the slogan for the Maraschino Cherries on the front endpaper, .
Highly recommended to everyone young at heart, every fan of April Fools' Day, everyone who was once, or has even known, a 12(?) yo boy, every fan of cows.
(Besides the character of Barkin being a bit over-the-top, I do wonder about the focus on dairy cows, and the landscaped school grounds, and the mild winter, in Wyoming. That's not what WY looks like when I drive through there. So, until I find out that I'm ignorant, this gets a solid four stars. If I do learn that the team of creators portrayed WY accurately, I will increase my rating to 4.5 stars. :)
I will definitely read the next in the series.
The bully, and how he is dealt with, is different than any other I've met. Instead of getting to know the families of the boys, we get to know the principal (kind of; I have to admit he's just a bit implausible). There are no diversions to mean girls, or kindly janitors, or wise grannies, just a tight focus on the adventures of the boys... that is to say, the juicy bits. Well, except for Holly; I see a lot of potential for her to be a larger character in subsequent books, which would be good.
The illustrations fit perfectly and there are just the right number of them. I love the the details that they add, like the decrees posted on the walls that say "Principal Barkin sez: ...". Think about it; surely he knows how to spell "says" so why doesn't he? And isn't his name great? And the slogan for the Maraschino Cherries on the front endpaper, .
Highly recommended to everyone young at heart, every fan of April Fools' Day, everyone who was once, or has even known, a 12(?) yo boy, every fan of cows.
(Besides the character of Barkin being a bit over-the-top, I do wonder about the focus on dairy cows, and the landscaped school grounds, and the mild winter, in Wyoming. That's not what WY looks like when I drive through there. So, until I find out that I'm ignorant, this gets a solid four stars. If I do learn that the team of creators portrayed WY accurately, I will increase my rating to 4.5 stars. :)
I will definitely read the next in the series.
June 8, 2015
A book for all readers, particularly "particular ones" as Jon Scieska would call them. It is full of cow facts that seem to make no sense until the final resolution and what a resolution it is. A school story, a story about a bully who gets what he deserves (though his dad may shape up a bit sooner than seems real), a story about unlikely friends and about pranks..and oh what pranks they are This book should almost come with a cautionary statement, don't try these in your school. Light-hearted but with sweet touches about friends and how two often do a better job than one.
January 5, 2016
Fred (age 9) absolutely loved this one and zipped through it in a day.
April 10, 2021
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕噩亘 賲丕蹖賱夭 賴爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 丕噩亘丕乇 賲丕丿乇卮 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 卮賴乇 賵 賲丿乇爻賴 禺賵賳賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖卮 丿賱 亘讴賳賴 賵 亘乇賴 鬲賵蹖 "蹖丕賵賳蹖 賵賱蹖" 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賳賴.
賲丕蹖賱夭 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 賯亘賱蹖 禺賮賳 鬲乇蹖賳 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇 亘賵丿賴 賵 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 噩丿蹖丿 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 亘丕卮賴貨 丕賲丕 賳賲蹖卮賴!
趩賵賳 蹖賴 丿丕賳卮 丕賲賵夭 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 亘賴 丕爻賲 賳丕蹖賱夭 賴賲卮 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖丕卮賵 禺賳孬蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴.
鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕蹖賳 丿賵鬲丕 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賳鬲蹖噩賴 賲蹖乇爻賳 趩乇丕 丕氐賱丕 亘丕賴賲 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖 賳讴賳賳責! 賵 丕蹖賳 賲蹖卮賴 卮乇賵毓蹖 亘乇丕蹖 "丿賵 鬲丕 禺賮賳"賽 禺賮賳賲賵賳馃榿馃槏
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵丕賯毓丕 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 趩賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賵鬲丕賴賴 夭蹖乇 蹖讴蹖_丿賵 爻丕毓鬲 鬲賲賵賲 賲蹖卮賴.
鬲乇噩賲賴 賴賲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賲賳 毓丕卮賯 倬丕賳賵蹖爻 賴丕 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨丕鬲 賲鬲乇噩賲 卮丿賲 丕夭 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕丨丕賱 鬲乇 亘賵丿:)
鬲賵蹖 賴乇 爻賳蹖 亘丕卮蹖丿 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賱匕鬲 賲蹖亘乇蹖丿 倬爻
丕夭 丿爻鬲卮 賳丿蹖丿 馃槈
賲丕蹖賱夭 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 賯亘賱蹖 禺賮賳 鬲乇蹖賳 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇 亘賵丿賴 賵 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 噩丿蹖丿 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 亘丕卮賴貨 丕賲丕 賳賲蹖卮賴!
趩賵賳 蹖賴 丿丕賳卮 丕賲賵夭 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 亘賴 丕爻賲 賳丕蹖賱夭 賴賲卮 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖丕卮賵 禺賳孬蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴.
鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕蹖賳 丿賵鬲丕 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賳鬲蹖噩賴 賲蹖乇爻賳 趩乇丕 丕氐賱丕 亘丕賴賲 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖 賳讴賳賳責! 賵 丕蹖賳 賲蹖卮賴 卮乇賵毓蹖 亘乇丕蹖 "丿賵 鬲丕 禺賮賳"賽 禺賮賳賲賵賳馃榿馃槏
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵丕賯毓丕 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 趩賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賵鬲丕賴賴 夭蹖乇 蹖讴蹖_丿賵 爻丕毓鬲 鬲賲賵賲 賲蹖卮賴.
鬲乇噩賲賴 賴賲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賲賳 毓丕卮賯 倬丕賳賵蹖爻 賴丕 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨丕鬲 賲鬲乇噩賲 卮丿賲 丕夭 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕丨丕賱 鬲乇 亘賵丿:)
鬲賵蹖 賴乇 爻賳蹖 亘丕卮蹖丿 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賱匕鬲 賲蹖亘乇蹖丿 倬爻
丕夭 丿爻鬲卮 賳丿蹖丿 馃槈
April 2, 2023
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噩丿丕 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 讴賲蹖 乇賵蹖 賲禺 賲丕蹖賱夭 賵丕賯毓賳 亘丕賴丕卮 丨丕賱 讴乇丿賲.
卮賵禺蹖 賴丕蹖 鬲賲蹖夭 賵 丨爻丕亘 卮丿賴貙 丕卮丕乇賴 賴丕蹖 噩夭卅蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 卮丿賳 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 禺賮賳 亘賵丿賳 賳丕蹖賱夭 賵丕賯毓賳 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 亘賵丿.
噩丿丕 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 讴賲蹖 乇賵蹖 賲禺 賲丕蹖賱夭 賵丕賯毓賳 亘丕賴丕卮 丨丕賱 讴乇丿賲.
卮賵禺蹖 賴丕蹖 鬲賲蹖夭 賵 丨爻丕亘 卮丿賴貙 丕卮丕乇賴 賴丕蹖 噩夭卅蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 卮丿賳 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 禺賮賳 亘賵丿賳 賳丕蹖賱夭 賵丕賯毓賳 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 亘賵丿.
September 30, 2017
This was a quick and entertaining read about two boys who want to be their school's biggest pranksters. Fans of Big Nate and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series would find much to enjoy in this book.
April 3, 2019
It's pictures was sooooooooo hardcore!
May 9, 2024
丕诏賴 鬲賵 亘趩诏蹖賲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀呚� 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭辟佖� 趩噩賵乇蹖 丕夭 賲丿乇爻賴鈥屫辟佖� 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇賲.
October 7, 2020
Recently started to read on libby after waking up to get away from the habit of scrolling through social media early mornings.
This book was perfect for this. it's language is pretty simple, the story is fun and I really liked the Illustrations.
This book was perfect for this. it's language is pretty simple, the story is fun and I really liked the Illustrations.
October 11, 2014
Hey, This Wasn't Terrible At All
There are a lot of middle grade books out there that are funny. Some are clever. Some are manic. Some are silly. But very few have the kind of deadpan wit and subtle throwaway lines that you will find in this book.
The plot is antic enough. Our hero, Miles, is the new kid at school, plans to be the school's top prankster, and has to dethrone the current anonymous top prankster. Right off the bat I was concerned, because usually prankster books turn on farts, boogers, and gross out humor. I was wrong to be concerned. The actual pranks, which are sort of incidental to the larger story, are actually pretty clever. The prankster angle mostly serves to set up some reason for Miles and student X to compete, then meet, then cooperate. (And once that happens student X becomes a major satisfying character in his/her own right.)
This is really more of a new kid/new challenges/new friend comedy of middle grade manners book. Miles is a bright, observant, articulate narrator, and is fine company for the reader. He's not happy about moving to a new dead end burg, but there isn't a lot of whinging. Miles is a can-do, jump right in kind of kid. The tone of the book is consistently upbeat and even though it has some sly and cutting little bits it never seems "off" and never hits a flat note. You can toss in a lot of little zingers in a book like this if you're cheerful about it, and this book never feels sour. It helps that in addition to the main plot we have a few running secondary plots, (Principal Barkin's attempts to find the prankster, Barkin's son's inept bullying), and some very funny one-off set pieces, (the cow-centric nature of the town, Miles' Mom's conversations with Miles, deadpan comments on the action by classmate Holly, and so on).
This seems like a book that would appeal to a wide range of kid readers, both because of its premise and because the jokes work differently for different aged readers. A younger reader would get most of the story and older readers would probably pick up on more of the subtle and deadpan business. I guess in the tech world you would call this "scalable". The illustrations help. While they are uncluttered pen and ink drawings they capture a lot of the personality of the characters and energy of the narrative, which would aid younger readers and amuse older readers.
You might recognize Mac Barnett as the author of the "Brixton Brothers" series, which is a funny, affectionate reworking of the Hardy Boys style books for a younger crowd. They are terrifically entertaining books, and so it should have been no surprise that this book is, in its own way, equally as accomplished.
So, it's funny, engaging and entertaining, with a sweet and cheerful center and a very satisfying resolution. A happy find.
Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
There are a lot of middle grade books out there that are funny. Some are clever. Some are manic. Some are silly. But very few have the kind of deadpan wit and subtle throwaway lines that you will find in this book.
The plot is antic enough. Our hero, Miles, is the new kid at school, plans to be the school's top prankster, and has to dethrone the current anonymous top prankster. Right off the bat I was concerned, because usually prankster books turn on farts, boogers, and gross out humor. I was wrong to be concerned. The actual pranks, which are sort of incidental to the larger story, are actually pretty clever. The prankster angle mostly serves to set up some reason for Miles and student X to compete, then meet, then cooperate. (And once that happens student X becomes a major satisfying character in his/her own right.)
This is really more of a new kid/new challenges/new friend comedy of middle grade manners book. Miles is a bright, observant, articulate narrator, and is fine company for the reader. He's not happy about moving to a new dead end burg, but there isn't a lot of whinging. Miles is a can-do, jump right in kind of kid. The tone of the book is consistently upbeat and even though it has some sly and cutting little bits it never seems "off" and never hits a flat note. You can toss in a lot of little zingers in a book like this if you're cheerful about it, and this book never feels sour. It helps that in addition to the main plot we have a few running secondary plots, (Principal Barkin's attempts to find the prankster, Barkin's son's inept bullying), and some very funny one-off set pieces, (the cow-centric nature of the town, Miles' Mom's conversations with Miles, deadpan comments on the action by classmate Holly, and so on).
This seems like a book that would appeal to a wide range of kid readers, both because of its premise and because the jokes work differently for different aged readers. A younger reader would get most of the story and older readers would probably pick up on more of the subtle and deadpan business. I guess in the tech world you would call this "scalable". The illustrations help. While they are uncluttered pen and ink drawings they capture a lot of the personality of the characters and energy of the narrative, which would aid younger readers and amuse older readers.
You might recognize Mac Barnett as the author of the "Brixton Brothers" series, which is a funny, affectionate reworking of the Hardy Boys style books for a younger crowd. They are terrifically entertaining books, and so it should have been no surprise that this book is, in its own way, equally as accomplished.
So, it's funny, engaging and entertaining, with a sweet and cheerful center and a very satisfying resolution. A happy find.
Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
April 20, 2015
Spicuiri din recenzia finala care se gaseste
June 3, 2015
Confidence. Mischief. Danger. Those are three things you do NOT want to see in your rival's smile.
All Miles Murphy lives and breathes are pranks. Pranking is all he knows. It's what he's a master at. When he moves to the boring town of Yawnee Valley, famous for cows-yes, COWS, he is determined to do what he does best-prank.
However, there is already a master pranker in Yawnee. Someone, dare I say it, BETTER than Miles! Miles must figure out who this pranker is and how to beat him at his game, before Miles' pranking days are over. This will not be an easy feat, but it is one Miles is eager to accomplish in order to be the king of all pranks, yet again.
You can see Jory John and Mac Barnett in the characters they've written here: hillarious, intelligent and ridiculously ridiculous. Loved it!
All Miles Murphy lives and breathes are pranks. Pranking is all he knows. It's what he's a master at. When he moves to the boring town of Yawnee Valley, famous for cows-yes, COWS, he is determined to do what he does best-prank.
However, there is already a master pranker in Yawnee. Someone, dare I say it, BETTER than Miles! Miles must figure out who this pranker is and how to beat him at his game, before Miles' pranking days are over. This will not be an easy feat, but it is one Miles is eager to accomplish in order to be the king of all pranks, yet again.
You can see Jory John and Mac Barnett in the characters they've written here: hillarious, intelligent and ridiculously ridiculous. Loved it!
October 1, 2016
Closer to a 3.5.
I'm always impressed that the trope of pranks and pranksters persists within middle grade books. This is another one of those stories, this time about a new kid at school who was the great pranksters at his old school up against the kid who consistently outsmarts him.
This is a fun, fast read with wide middle grade appeal even if it's not too deep and feels understandably derivative. Still a good time, though, and worth a read for this age group.
I'm always impressed that the trope of pranks and pranksters persists within middle grade books. This is another one of those stories, this time about a new kid at school who was the great pranksters at his old school up against the kid who consistently outsmarts him.
This is a fun, fast read with wide middle grade appeal even if it's not too deep and feels understandably derivative. Still a good time, though, and worth a read for this age group.
September 15, 2019
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 倬乇 丕夭 丕蹖丿賴 賴丕 蹖 禺賱丕賯丕賳賴 丕爻鬲 讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丕诏乇 賳禺賵丕賳蹖 囟乇乇 賲蹖 讴賳蹖
亘賴 賴賲 爻賳 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿賲 蹖毓賳蹖 丕夭 讴賱丕爻 爻賵賲 鬲丕 倬賳噩賲 倬蹖卮 賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賲 趩賵賳 丌賳 賲賵賯毓 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮蹖胤賵賳蹖 賴丕鬲賵賳 诏賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 丿乇丿 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 禺賵乇丿 讴賴 毓丕卮賯 卮蹖胤賵賳蹖 丕賳丿 賵 賱蹖 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 賲丿乇爻賴 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賳丿 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖 讴賳賳丿
毓丕賱蹖 丕爻鬲 賵 丨鬲賲丕 亘禺賵賳蹖丿
亘賴 賴賲 爻賳 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿賲 蹖毓賳蹖 丕夭 讴賱丕爻 爻賵賲 鬲丕 倬賳噩賲 倬蹖卮 賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賲 趩賵賳 丌賳 賲賵賯毓 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮蹖胤賵賳蹖 賴丕鬲賵賳 诏賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 丿乇丿 亘趩賴 賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 禺賵乇丿 讴賴 毓丕卮賯 卮蹖胤賵賳蹖 丕賳丿 賵 賱蹖 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 賲丿乇爻賴 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賳丿 禺乇丕亘讴丕乇蹖 讴賳賳丿
毓丕賱蹖 丕爻鬲 賵 丨鬲賲丕 亘禺賵賳蹖丿
September 1, 2022
賲賳 賵丕賯毓丕 亘丕賴丕卮 禺賳丿蹖丿賲 賵 丕夭卮 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲
December 16, 2022
Somewhere in the distance, a cow mooed馃槀鉂わ笍馃悇
February 28, 2024
This is our latest "on the way to school" audiobook. We got a little tired of the sappy Vanderbeekers after listening to the first 5 books pretty much consecutively, so we made a welcome pivot to the troublemakers who call themselves The Terrible Two. My kids really enjoyed this story so I kept my inner critic quiet. I'm all about stories that keep the peace in the car, and this one did the trick for all four of my kids (ranging from 7-14).
Focusing on what I enjoyed: I loved how Niles helped refine Miles as a prankster. Niles understands the honorable traditions that make pranks not only funny but purposeful, and shows Miles how to best avoid being detected. He also helps Miles understand that the target should be a deserving "goat" not just the nearest person at hand. I liked that Niles recognizes the need for some integrity in the plotline, even in a prank. I found the plot of the whole story a little ridiculous, but who am I to argue with what kids love?
Focusing on what I enjoyed: I loved how Niles helped refine Miles as a prankster. Niles understands the honorable traditions that make pranks not only funny but purposeful, and shows Miles how to best avoid being detected. He also helps Miles understand that the target should be a deserving "goat" not just the nearest person at hand. I liked that Niles recognizes the need for some integrity in the plotline, even in a prank. I found the plot of the whole story a little ridiculous, but who am I to argue with what kids love?
November 25, 2023
Listened to this on a family road trip. It鈥檚 laugh out loud funny at times!
February 10, 2020
Gewoon een heerlijk boek. Niet literair, niet diepgaand maar gewoon grappig. Ik heb echt hardop moeten lachen. Dit is het soort boek dat kinderen met plezier laat lezen.
March 15, 2024
賮讴乇卮賵 賳賲蹖讴乇丿賲 蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賳賵噩賵丕賳 丕蹖賳噩賵乇蹖 噩匕亘賲 讴賳賴馃憣馃憣
October 31, 2016
***Spoiler Alert*** This book is called The Terrible Two. It's a fiction book. It is in the humorous genre. I really liked this book it was a great story.
This is character vs character. This story takes place in Yawnee Valley. A kid named Miles moved into a new school in Yawnee Valley. He wanted to become the biggest prankster in school. First he had to find out if the school already had a prankster. Since Miles is the new kid he has to stay with the school helper for the year. This kid is named Niles. Niles seems like such a perfect kid but is not. In fact Niles is the school prankster. As soon as Miles finds out Niles is the school prankster he wants to have a prank war against each other. Niles wants to form a prank duo called The Terrible Two but Miles refuses to join someone. Miles had several pranks that have failed against Niles so he quit and decided to join him. Together they were going to make the biggest prank at Yawnee Valley. They filled the whole school up with cows and school was canceled. Then they framed the principles son for all the pranks that were made. The principle believed the schools "best kid" Miles and got his son in trouble.
This story is third person. A huge thing that changed Miles was joining Niles in the prank duo. The title of the book is "The Terrible Two" which is the name of the prank duo. The setting is important because the cows played a role in the last prank. The author's tone is funny. This tone is created by the jokes made by the author. Miles is motivated to beat Niles in the beginning but then realizes to join him.
I was surprised that the school's biggest prankster was Miles. Both Miles and Niles are similar because they both love to prank people. I liked the way the author wrote the story out. My favorite part was the ending prank. I liked it because it ended up canceling school and this affected the principle.
I rate this book 4/5 stars because overall it was a great book but it was not perfect. I recommend this book to people that like funny books with a twist. This book was really good and I plan on reading the second book. I think everyone should read this book if they have a chance.
This is character vs character. This story takes place in Yawnee Valley. A kid named Miles moved into a new school in Yawnee Valley. He wanted to become the biggest prankster in school. First he had to find out if the school already had a prankster. Since Miles is the new kid he has to stay with the school helper for the year. This kid is named Niles. Niles seems like such a perfect kid but is not. In fact Niles is the school prankster. As soon as Miles finds out Niles is the school prankster he wants to have a prank war against each other. Niles wants to form a prank duo called The Terrible Two but Miles refuses to join someone. Miles had several pranks that have failed against Niles so he quit and decided to join him. Together they were going to make the biggest prank at Yawnee Valley. They filled the whole school up with cows and school was canceled. Then they framed the principles son for all the pranks that were made. The principle believed the schools "best kid" Miles and got his son in trouble.
This story is third person. A huge thing that changed Miles was joining Niles in the prank duo. The title of the book is "The Terrible Two" which is the name of the prank duo. The setting is important because the cows played a role in the last prank. The author's tone is funny. This tone is created by the jokes made by the author. Miles is motivated to beat Niles in the beginning but then realizes to join him.
I was surprised that the school's biggest prankster was Miles. Both Miles and Niles are similar because they both love to prank people. I liked the way the author wrote the story out. My favorite part was the ending prank. I liked it because it ended up canceling school and this affected the principle.
I rate this book 4/5 stars because overall it was a great book but it was not perfect. I recommend this book to people that like funny books with a twist. This book was really good and I plan on reading the second book. I think everyone should read this book if they have a chance.
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