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kristenremenar's review against another edition
3.0
It's got baseball, it's got magic, it's got an enormous blue chlmp - Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick has it all! Willie Ryan struck out and lost the game for his team, his nickname is Wimpy, he's being followed by a kooky girl named Lizzie - the kid needs a break. Willie's break comes when he finds a strange teapot in the woods. He rubs it, and presto! Out comes a magical blue chimpanzee! Hard to believe? Definitely. The start of an outrageously funny story? You bet!
matthewabush's review against another edition
2.0
This book is obviously an amateur attempt at writing a kid's chapter book. It is not well written, the characters are cliche, and the ending just kind of ends.
bak8382's review against another edition
4.0
After causing his baseball team to lose a game, being embarrassed by his friend Lizzie, and losing his way while taking a shortcut after school Willie didn't think his life could get any worse. All that changes when he picks up some garbage and a fast-talking blue chimp named Dodger appears ready to be his best friend. Hilarity and chaos ensue as Dodger tries to help Willie fix his problems.
The audio book was narrated by William Dufris who also did [b:The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg|4414890|The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg|Rodman Philbrick|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256070237s/4414890.jpg|4463054], and he does pretty well with all the different characters except Lizzie who could have used more of a British accent.
The audio book was narrated by William Dufris who also did [b:The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg|4414890|The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg|Rodman Philbrick|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256070237s/4414890.jpg|4463054], and he does pretty well with all the different characters except Lizzie who could have used more of a British accent.
librariann's review against another edition
3.0
Ages 7-10
I did it! I finally finished a book while working at my new job. That's not to say that I haven't been reading (I have) I just haven't been FINISHING.
This was just the cute, fluffy, one-hour read I was looking for. A dweeby, baseball inept, friendless kid (Willie) meets a blue chimp genie whose lamp looks like fast food trash. Dodger gets his new "master" into all sorts of trouble while building up Willie's self-esteem.
Fast, snappy, and good for the reluctant reader or busy librarian.
I did it! I finally finished a book while working at my new job. That's not to say that I haven't been reading (I have) I just haven't been FINISHING.
This was just the cute, fluffy, one-hour read I was looking for. A dweeby, baseball inept, friendless kid (Willie) meets a blue chimp genie whose lamp looks like fast food trash. Dodger gets his new "master" into all sorts of trouble while building up Willie's self-esteem.
Fast, snappy, and good for the reluctant reader or busy librarian.
book_nut's review against another edition
Too embarrassing. And the mom drove me NUTS. Bailed on it.
kslhersam's review against another edition
3.0
This was decent. My boys were interested in it, though it dragged for me a bit in the middle. It had a great opening with a close baseball game that drew us all in to the story. The end of the book was left very open-ended, which some of my kids really disliked. I sometimes don't like that either, but I liked it in this case.
library_brandy's review against another edition
3.0
I can see upper-elementary kids getting a kick out of this, but it just didn't do it for me. It's kinda funny in spots, but overall it's trying too hard to be hilarious. Fourth- or fifth-graders will probably enjoy it, though.
I'm mildly annoyed that I pulled something off my physical to-read shelf and it turns out to be something I never added to the GoodReads shelf, so I don't even get to delete it off that huge list. Sigh.
I'm mildly annoyed that I pulled something off my physical to-read shelf and it turns out to be something I never added to the GoodReads shelf, so I don't even get to delete it off that huge list. Sigh.
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