I love the level of kids I teach. K-5 is a great group. But this book made me wish I taught older kids - just so I could read this out loud to them! The main character, Kevin, is a 14-yr-old 8th grader. A book with a protagonist that old MAY be o.k. but it usually means that content is probably too mature for my libraries. And that proved correct with this one, unfortunately. Some vocabulary that was advanced, boy-girl drama, along with puberty all combined to put it out of reach for MY collection. Insert sad face here. I will suggest it strongly for any MS collection, though! Kevin is a great liar and in his attempt to get the love of his life to notice him, he embarks on a string of lies that get out of hand and teaches him about honesty. Hilarious, inventive and beautifully written, I loved it. (FIC PAU)
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