The "Hook"
"My little brother, Charlie, once asked my mother what the teachers do for the rest of the day.'They get things ready-books and papers and lessons.' 'That's not what Leroy Herdman says,' Charlie told her. 'Leroy says as soon as the kids are gone, they lock all the doors and order pizza and beer."(page 4)
" I just know something's going to happen,' Maxine said. 'I keep hearing this strange noise on the bus.'
I don't know how she would hear anything except kids hollering, but Eloise Albright said she heard a strange noise too. Some kids said they smelled something on the bus, but who doesn't?-egg sandwiches, poison ivy medicine, Alice Wendleken's Little Princess perfume.
Lester finally asked his mother if there was anything wrong with their bus, but she just said, 'Yes, it's full of kids.'
Then Bus 6 was assigned to take the third grade to a dairy farm to study cows, and Ollie Herdman refused to go. 'Not me,' Ollie said. 'Not on that bus!'"(page 88)
Recommendation
The Herdmans are at it again! The Herdmans are nothing BUT trouble. From putting their cat through misery to being mean to everyone at school, you definitely don't want to run into them. But just in case you do, I would suggest to say "no" if they ask you any kind of question that involves you or anything else unusual. They probably even have a daily check list:
1. Get in trouble
2. Create trouble
3. Annoy ALL teachers and ALL other kids
4.Do something bad every time you get the chance
Will Woodrow Wilson School survive with the Herdmans always causing trouble? Read this book to find out!
Book By: Barbara Robinson
Blog By: Sheridan M.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
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