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ozshark's review against another edition
3.0
A pleasant read, with many of the familiar themes of early high school life. I really enjoyed the character of James Scobie and think many people could learn a lot from the way he conducts himself. A very sweet book that I think any late primary to early high school child would enjoy. I will seek out the sequel.
lawnis04's review against another edition
2.0
Didn't really capture my attention. And I don't understand. The story was supposed to be about how he gets teased because he had a funny name but there was a kid name Ignatius and there was another kid with a stranger name... can't remember it now.
megangw's review against another edition
3.0
This book is SO funny. So many things happen the you might even blush on what happen to Ishmael. There's also so many parts that you are/would fall to the ground laughing. This book is amazing and no doubt recommend it to all of my friends and family and everybody else.
carolinemeow's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
This isn't quite my usual brand of YA fantasy trash—it's very much a middle schooler's taste and sense of humor, for one—but it's pretty cute, and it made me smile a lot of times. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a light, funny read, and I like the characters enough that I plan to check out the next book. Also, it's pretty quick—it does look a bit long, but the chapters are short (often only a few pages) and it's fast-paced.
This isn't quite my usual brand of YA fantasy trash—it's very much a middle schooler's taste and sense of humor, for one—but it's pretty cute, and it made me smile a lot of times. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a light, funny read, and I like the characters enough that I plan to check out the next book. Also, it's pretty quick—it does look a bit long, but the chapters are short (often only a few pages) and it's fast-paced.
lizziethereader's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Everything felt too convenient and made the story predictable. The writing style was fun in the beginning but then you could almost feel the effort that was made for making it funny and it became tiresome.
Overall, an okay read but I think there is better stuff dealing with similar themes out there.
Overall, an okay read but I think there is better stuff dealing with similar themes out there.
tj_thekind's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it a lot but unfortunately because of school I have to study it which sort of ruins the feeling.
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