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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780671869700
ISBN number: 0671869701
Label: Aladdin
Manufacturer: Aladdin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 160
Printing Date: March 01, 1994
Publishing house: Aladdin
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 400351
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Neal Moffet had called me 'Fat Pat Berry, the Twinkletoes Fairy' one time too many. ANd when he started going on about what a klutz I was just because a flying tackle got me stuck under a chain-link fence...well, something snapped.
So when he bet me I couldn't get through the summer without getting stitches or breaking any bones, I took him on. Whoever lost had to kiss Kristine Pimpton (otherwise known as 'The Blimp') in front of the entire school on the very first day of sixth grade.
Just the thought of having to pucker up for those pudgy lips is enough to make me want to spend the summer sitting still. But the rules say I have to keep on playing football and basketball and riding bikes -- all that dangerous stuff. And Neal is so desperate to win, I don't trust him for a minute. Boy, is it going to be a long summer. Especially for a klutz like me.
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One of my favorite books when I was a child!
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Pat the most athletic kid in fith grade makes a bet with his friend Neal that they can't break a bone or get stitches over the summer. The loser would have to kiss Kristine Plimpton, "the blimp", on the lips in the front of the school on the very first day. The rules say they have to still play football, basketball, and continue riding their bikes.
While Pat plays with his friends, Neal Hoffman pays kids to try and hurt Pat. Pat starts to work out and try not to get hurt. As Pat tries not to get hurt Neal plans great evil. Neal is trying to win and will do anything to beat Pat.
Pat and Jose, his best friend, go to Jose's dad's gym to workout. Pat cannot eat junk food. Every day when Pat wakes up he goes and works out. Will Pat win or lose the bet?
I think this book is a great book. It is hysterical. A funny part is when Pat goes for the tackle and misses. He gets stuck under a fence. Read it and it will knock your socks off.
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I recieved this book as a gift from my mom in 6th grade, that would be in 1993, over ten years ago and it is still one of my most favorite books. Being slightly plump as well as having a klutzyness problem myself, I could totally identify with the main character. In fact everyone can see themselves in this book. It is like the end of the movie "Nerds", when everyone comes down and proclaims themselves to be nerds.
For everyone who has ever been picked on by the "jocks" or just been made fun of their apperance and wishes they could do something about it. For those who like to see the good guy take the fall for the good of another. This book is for you.
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This book was fun for my 5th grade son and I to read together. A little slow to get into the story, but it builds into pretty good story. The story line revolves araound the typical school bully versus the overweight "klutzy" non-athletic kid. It has a good moral to it. The only part of the book that I haven't been comfortable with since this is probably written for 5th grade children (aged 10) is the continual references to the female anatomy. It was uncomfortable reading it with my child.
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This is a great book for your "maturing" kid. I couldn't put it down. It's about a boy that is a huge klutz, that makes a bet with the most abnoxious boy in school. It definately portrayed a young kids life and the problems they face with girls, and fitting in. You won't be able to put it down! It'll keep you laughing and crying all the same! READ IT!
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