Checkouts: new to the library, courtesy of the Superiorland Preview Center
Typical reader: Students who have read the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (first book reviewed) will greatly enjoy this!
Synopsis: Davis Delaware moves with his father after his mother's death and starts a new school in the spring of his freshman year. He meets a beautiful girl named Molly, and overhears her say that it would be cool to start a band - so he invites her and another student to do just that. He also constantly enrages the school bully - who happens to be Molly's boyfriend.
My Goodreads rating: 4 stars (It was almost 5 ...)
If I were to describe this book in one word, it would be "Fun." This was a genuinely enjoyable novel to read. Davis' voice is clear and real, and the drawings are great. Peter Hannan, also known for the show "Catdog," is a great illustrator for a book like this. The sketches come across as something a high school student really would draw. They're more sophisticated than the drawings in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but definitely something I could imagine being idly sketched in a teen's notebook.
The format of the book is that of the popular "diary" genre that kids are loving these days. With a more complex story and a higher word count, My Big Mouth is a natural pick for students that have graduated from the well-known Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. While the book is aimed at the teen/YA crowd, there is no reason why an older elementary student shouldn't read this. There's no language problem or sexual situations.
The story is pretty good. Davis moves to a new school, makes some friends, and tries not to be destroyed by the school bully. He gets noticed for his poetry skills by his English teacher and becomes a bit of a celebrity. He starts a band to get close to Molly, the object of his secret interest. The book's climax comes in the form of a band concert, where his band "The Amazing Dweebs" is competing against "The Butchers," which consists of the bully Gerald "the Butcher" Boggs and his goons. And there's a twist, which left me blinking in confusion by the end of the book. I'm really not sure what to make of it! That's why the rating for this is 4 stars. I don't want to give anything away, but the outcome seemed a bit out of left field. Your mileage may vary.
Sounds like a worthwhile addition to the collection. :)
ReplyDeleteArmygeezer writes: Thank you so very, very much for reviewing this book. It sounds like a great book for a school library that lives up to the hype of the title.
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