I was much more interested in the emotional arc of the story than the run from the bullies, which was the main focus of the novel. The secondary characters don’t feel fully fleshed out and the wait to find out how Melanie died and what is in the notebook feels interminable. To whom would you recommend this book? Students who are looking for a funny book full of pranks, misfortunes and mischief.Īnything you didn’t like about it? I could not get into this book! Kirby’s interior monologue was interesting, but it became repetitive after a while. Kirby is struggling to understand himself and his loss running from bullies with his two friends seems to help him in some strange way. The book comes across as fresh and original and the author plays up the rural setting for all its worth.

Will they survive?Īt times this book is laugh out loud funny and ridiculous. The three boys are on the run from some of the school’s biggest bullies (along with some monster horse-size dogs). The consequences in the next 24 hours could be severe. Angry, Kirby goes out at midnight with his two best friends, Jake and PJ, to work off some steam and play a prank at a local farm. They want him to explain himself the next day. What did you like about the book? It’s the first anniversary of Kirby’s sister’s death and his parents have found the notebook he uses as emotional catharsis.

Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3

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