Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of School (Realistic Fiction)


Tony Baloney, aka Anthony Madison, is obsessed with peanut butter and baloney sandwiches, the David Letterman show, and crazy antics such as jumping rope over the toilet. Tony, or TB as everyone calls him, is determined to end up on the David Letterman show and spends all of his time finding a way to do just that. One day during a field trip to a football game, Tony runs out onto the field in a bear suit and manages to run 100 yards before scoring and catching the attention of his idol, David Letterman. After seeing Tony’s performance at the football game he gets a phone call from The Late Show asking him to appear on the show. TB, Anna, Mo, and their teacher Mr. Gore all head off to New York City so Tony can finally live his dream of meeting David Letterman and being on The Late Show. True to his character, Tony finds any excuse to create chaos and commotion while in the Big Apple. This book is incredibly funny from start to finish and would be an excellent book to read to students at any time of the school year, especially the beginning! The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of School by Ken Derby is a great book and I could see all readers enjoying it.

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