No Other Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
This was a satisfying ending the the "Whole Nother Story" trilogy. It contains the same wackiness wrapped in a witty, well-written world. While this was probably my least favorite of the three books, it was really funny like the others and it contains great vocabulary and serves as a good model of writing well.
I have only seen poor or luke-warm reviews for this book, but don't be misled. If you liked the first book, you'll love the ending of the story. If your kiddos like goofy yet very clever humor then this is a great trilogy to read.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Accidents Can Hurt and Hurt Can Heal
Because of Mr. Terupt by Ron Buyea
This was a good book about bullying and treating your classmates nicely, but not preachy at all. The story is told in the voices of 7 kids in Mr. Terupt's class. The kids are united because of an accident.

A second book is coming out in a few months, and I will probably read it. haven't read Wonder by Palacio, yet, but hearing from others who've read both if you liked it, I think you will like this book, too.
Monday, October 1, 2012
The Book is the Real Deal!
One small qualm I have with the book happens when the story talks about teachers who really teach (the good ones) and teachers who just play school (the bad ones). The comment is made that teachers who use charts and sticker sheets just pretend to teach school. As many times as I've seen those types of things work for kids, most on the autism spectrum, I don't think that was an accurate statement to include in the book especially when one of the main characters has autism.
But I really loved that The Tale of Despereaux is mentioned. And I love on page 253, when Budo talks about how brave he thinks Max is because kids make fun of him, people try to change him, everyone tries to make him into a normal boy but no one treats him like a normal boy. It was really touching for me thinking about my own boy. Then he sums it up with this (I hope I don't get in trouble for quoting this), "But you have to be the bravest person in the world to go out every day, being yourself when no one likes who you are." I can relate to that. And I wish I was braver. And I very much admire my sons.
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