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Although his father gave strict orders for him to be on his best behavior and stay out of trouble, Hobie is at it again when he goes away for a soccer game and ends up dressed in a penguin outfit on the top of a car filled with clowns. Reprint. AB. K. ... Read more

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pretty good, not the best
i thought it was a good book but not the best, Jamie Gilson has writen better ones, i highly recomend Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Dranaanen

Soccer CIrcus
Go Zappers go! The Zappers take a road trip in Soccer Circus to a big tournament.Before the big trip Hobie, a member of the team, wasn't paying attention while riding his bike and rode into wet cement. He was fined and yelled at, but was still allowed to attend the tournament. His Father told him he had to keep his nose clean or he would take away Hobie's bike.

On the way to the tournament the team finds they don't get very well as they thought. The boy's bother the girl's, the girl's whine, and Hobie just sits quietly playing tic-tac-toe.

They lost the first game, so they decided to go see a circus wedding. Somehow Hobie ends up on in a penguin costume riding on top of a car full of circus clowns.

I think this book would be good for children that love playing soccer between the ages of 10-12. It may not be interesting for kids younger or older. I enjoyed the book very much. It's a little hard to follow, but only in the beginning. This book is very well written and very enjoyable. I'm not giving away any more, you'll have to read it yourself.

Hilarious!
I laughed my head off when I read this book! The Hobie books are so funny and awesome! He and his soccer team have a game but Hobie is on thin ice with his dad but he cannot stay out of trouble! He doesn't think before he acts! ... Read more

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"I dare you." It starts with a dare to toss a black rubber spider at an unsuspecting friend. Just because that gag goes wrong is no reason for Hobie not to accept the ultimate challenge: the Double Dog Dare! How average Hobie finds his own way to shine makes for a story that will delight his fans, old and new -- and leave them doubled over with laughter.

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good game
This is a chapter book about some elementary school kids that are in a chess club. They work hard and enter a tournament.The kids in the story have a hard time getting along.They have to learn to work as a team if they are going to win the tournament.This short chapter book is perfect for kids that are just starting to read longer books.It can be used in the classroom to bring about discussions about the game of chess as well and the value of teamwork. ... Read more

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In the fast-paced and funny continuing story of table two, Patrick, the new boy in Richard's class, is always causing trouble. Then Patrick's work on a science project about bats helps him make new friends. ... Read more

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When a game goes wrong, the formidable Dr. Scharff catches Mitch, Lenny, and Aaron accidently damaging her property. The bill is huge, and Dr. Scharff promises to call the boys parents -- unless they pay her by Friday.The debtors decide to pool their limited talents in a wacky jazz combo.But their get-rich-quick scheme backfires until Leroi Rupert, their favorite disc jockey, decides to even up his own score with Dr. Scharff. ... Read more

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Hobie Hanson knows that the sounds coming from across the hall can mean only one thing: 4A has a substitute teacher. And she's sinking fast. Hobie's certain 4B will never be so lucky. Their regular fourth grade teacher, Mr. Star, is as healthy as a horse.

The very next day, though, Mr. Star rushes out of the room -- "indisposed," the principal says -- and Hobie and his classmates hear "s-u-b". They are prepared. No stranger could possibly withstand the volley from their vast arsenal of sub sinkers. Except, perhaps, Miss Ivanovitch. It soon becomes clear that it might not be the sub who sinks -- this time, it might just be the students. ... Read more

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A fun classic comes to life!
Jamie Gilson's THIRTEEN WAYS TO SINK A SUB will reach ages 8-12 with a classic story of Hobie and his fourth grade class, who gets a substitute for their regular teacher. They have all kinds of plans for the time - but they never counted on getting the strangest substitute teacher with her own special plans for the classroom! A fun classic comes to life!

Been There!
Fun book for the beginning teacher or future teacher to read.

This Book Was Very Fun
This book was one of the best books I ever read.It is really funny. I think the author did a really good job writing the book.This book is not about a submarine. It is about kids trying to sink their substitute teacher. To sink is to make him/her cry.Then the sub tells them a secret this is her first time as a sub. They think they can sink her because she is a first timer.And they come close.They flood the room, change names, they even hit her with snowballs.Do they make her cry?Read the book and find out.

Find Out How to Sink Your Sub!
You probably think this book is about submarine right?We'll you're thinking wrong.This book is about kids who try to make the substitute cry before the week is over.They mess up the chalkboard, they throw snowballs at her.Do they make her cry?If you want to find out you'll have to read the book.

Not Bad.
Kind of slow. A great way to show kids kind of a different perspective to teachers and substitutes.Not something I would enjoy reading but a pretty good book.I'd recommend it to someone who likes reading realistic fiction. ... Read more

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What I did last summer. Nothing.
The end." Or is it?Hobie just knows this will ge his most boring summer ever. His best friend's at camp, and pesky Molly Bosco keeps popping up. It's not so bad when Hobie and Molly win a pie-eating contest together. But when a picture of Molly kissing Hobie winds up on the front page of the paper, summer's turning weird, very weird.

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Great fun!!!!
Hobie is one of my favorite characters of all time.I am 22 and haved loved this book since I was a little kid.My copy is very stained from being dropped in the water so many times while I was reading in the tub.No matter what your age, you must read this book.Absolutely classic entertainment--a great book to read out loud to your kids on a trip, or whenever.I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!Much better than 13 Ways to Sink a Sub, Gilson's more well-known book. ... Read more

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Feeling dumb because he can't read, Sam stumbles through sixth grade. When he agrees to be tested for learning disabilities, he receives the special help he needs. ... Read more

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just as good as I remebered
Bought it for my 30th birthday with a check my elementary Discovery teacher sent me, thanks Mrs. B!!

I Rarely Give 5 Stars
First, let's dispense with the obvious. The title of this book refers to the first question on a learning disabilities test. Sam Mott is in sixth grade, but he reads at a second grade level. He has an undiagnosed learning disability, but in his moves from school to school, no one has been able to pin it down. Sam feels stupid, and erects mechanisms to disguise his `dumbness', like acting silly in class. We all know students like this, either as teachers or students. What we may not know is how painful and frustrating school is for these students.

Do Bananas Chew Gum? would be among the first books I would recommend to a child having trouble in school. The book ends on a hopeful note, with Sam realizing that if he works very hard, he will be able to get along fine. It presents a positive image of learning disabilities.

Do Bananas Chew Gum
This book is great for kids who like books that have many problems to deal with and if you like kids with a learning disability. It probably has issues you have to deal with in your life spand. When you first read it, it might be boring for you, but as you get to the middle it gets really interesting. The setting of the book are great because all through the whole course of the book. Sam and his friends (Alica and Wally) do things together and help each other out. Anybody who reads this book will like it very much!

From Experience
I strongly disagree with the review that states this book is not positive and allows institutions to rationalize the learning disabled.I have dyslexia and have successfully graduated from top undergrad and law schools.This book made me feel less alone at a time when dyslexia was little understood and it also allowed me to see that "stupid" is a relative term defined mainly by the ignorant.We each have different strengths and weaknesses and this book celebrates that while at the same time illustrating that weaknesses may be improved upon with hard work.

i agree with jake
I agree with everything the review below stated about how this book is triumphant and affirming of the main character.Furthermore, it is affirming of all of the main characters.Everyone, from Mrs. Glass, who learns not to sell herself short as a working woman; to Alicia, who learns that although "book smarts" come easy to her, she will have to work hard to develop her "people skills"; to Sam, who learns to value his mathmatical abilities, and stop considering himself as stupid because he has difficulties with reading.

I would like to take issue with the reviewer who criticized the book because Sam claims that his small reading victory is comparable to swimming a great distance.Why is that statement so offensive?In my mind any educational process, if you're really trying to learn and not simply going through the motions, feels exactly like that.I've always been a good student, but that doesn't mean that I didn't have to work hard to learn new things.That feeling of exhaustion and pride that you've really concentrated your efforts to learn something new shouldn't be a source of shame, it should be a source of pride. ... Read more

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Hobie, whose fifth grade class is meeting in a shopping mall because the school was devastated by a flood, has a disagreement with his best friend Nick that escalates into a big fight as the day continues. Sequel to "Hobie Hanson, Greatest Hero of the Mall." ... Read more

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Dinah wants to pass on this trip to the past.

Five-foot-ten-inch tall Dinah is less than thrilled when Mr. Marconi "marries" her to her muvh shorter classmate Orin for the fith-grade wagon train project.Dinah, Orin, and the rest of Wagon Train Seven are assigned a two-week journey along the Oregon Trail.But Wagon Train Seven can't seem to get anywhere without a frontier flare-up.Can this be how the West was won? ... Read more

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Wagon Train 911 is wonderful!
I loved Wagon Train 911!!! I don't like most books that go back in time but this book is different.It's about kids that "go back in time" but they are living inmodern times. I read it when I was eight, it's the perfect book for an eight yr. old. I loved it and I'm sure the eight yr.old in your life will too!

Wagon Train 911
I loved this book.It was fun to read!This book was about a 5th grade class who were suppose to get married (pretend) and go out west

Wagon Train 911
Wagon Train 911 was a very good book.It is about this class who is travelling back to old times.They are taking a journey like the Oregon Trail.They have to buy food and wear heavy clothing.Do they make it?

Wagon Train 911
Wagon Train 911 is about a girl named Dinah whos class reenacts the Oregon Trail.The boys have to "marry" the girls and everything!Will this wagon train survive?Read Wagon Train 911 to find out! ... Read more

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Marvelous, simple Predator and prey spiders / predator and prey kids story
"Gotcha!" is Patrick the Pest's own game of sneaky torment. Mrs. Zookey's lively second grade provides audience and victims for his clowning and nasty tricks. Gilson's easy chapter book is in the first person voice of Richard, Patrick's favorite target, who describes everything that's going on as the class learns about spiders and takes a field trip to find some. Besides incidental arachnid info and briskly paced you-know-everything's-going -to-turn-out okay entertainment with just the right amount of tension, Richard's interesting observations offer a lot to think about concerning responsibility, getting along, and behaving well toward others -not like the neat, preachy bullying books, but from Richard's satisfying, realistic perspective. He describes his own impulses and susceptibility to Patrick's quick wit, mean ploys, and challenges, and candidly weighs his attempts at restraint and inclination to retaliate. Richard is a sympathetic character, a regular, perceptive kid who can't resist Patrick's manipulations and strays from his good intentions. His glimpses of the feelings and characters of other members of the class, and descriptions of the roles they play in the dynamics of Patrick's pranks are effortlessly brilliant. They provide context and ring true. The incident with Richard tipping his chair and hurting his head perfectly reflects the Patrick-Richard relationship (although personally, I'm terrified of kids' skull fractures from chairs falling backward, and am dismayed when chair tipping is treated too lightly.) Principal Prothero's positive attitude and general competence make his heroic rescue of Patrick a perfect climax. Underwear holds powerful meaning in many ways for children the age of the intended audience. They fully understand the seriousness of Patrick's predicament by rotund Mr. Prothero's immediately stripping to just boxers and socks todive in the lake-- what a good guy, a principal who likes and respects his kids and is prepared to take care of them. I like that this book is easy and light but has substance. I like that Patrick's mishap is not a major comeuppance, but gives a glimmer of the true fellow he's gradually maturing into, without the bravado and meanness. His path will be a long one, but I like that this book doesn't demonize this bright, complex kid or turn a single event into a life-changing snap resolution. Seeing dedicated Mrs. Zookey figuring out how to work with all her students, teaching them what they need to prepare them for their own long paths feels good, and Amy Wummer's friendly, cartoony illustrations complement the story just right.


Accomplished second grade readers could manage this well-written, thoughtful book independently, but most second graders would love having it read aloud, and third and many fourth graders would enjoy it too. ... Read more

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During summer vacation at Aunt Paula's lakeside cabin, daring fisherman Nate issues the ultimate challenge to his hesitant older brother, Hank--an offer to kiss on the mouth every fish that Hank can catch. ... Read more

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When the family health food store burns down, 12-year-old-Mitch is even more determined to win first prize in a Bakeathon with his special gingerbread. ... Read more

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Mr. Star's fourth grade class is at it again, pulling their shenanigans during a school-sponsored camping trip. Adjustment problems, practical jokes and excitement abound in this fun-filled adventure. ... Read more

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Hobie Grows Up
Setting - this story takes place in the woods of Wisconsin during the winter. Character - the main character is Hobie Hanson.At the beginning Hobie is shy, very organized and doesn't know how to have fun.At the end he has learned how to have fun and not be so shy. Summary - Class 4B earned a trip to Outdoor Ed where Hobie got homesick.He tried to call his parents late one night, but bumped into Miss Ivanavitch in the dark.She told him he couldn't call because his father was in the hospital.Hobie stays and changes his attitude and turns out to have a great time!At the end he had fun because he tried new things and wasn't so shy. A fourth grader at Springdale Elementary ... Read more

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In the fast-paced and funny continuing story of table two, Patrick, the new boy in Richard's class, is always causing trouble. Then Patrick's work on a science project about bats helps him make new friends. ... Read more

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Richard's day gets off to a bad start when he has to wear too-big purple corduroy pants to school. Although it's Richard's turn to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and to hand out the mealworms that Mrs. Zookey's class is going to study, those purple pants keep getting in his way. Richard tells his classmates that the pants are a gift from his aunt and uncle, who are space aliens from the purple planet Pluto. After he names one of his mealworms Uncle Ken, the real Uncle Ken shows up in Mrs. Zookey's classroom-knock-knock jokes, too-loud laugh, and all. Richard has some explaining to do, but a plan for Silly Clothes Day and a surprising rapport with his uncle make it a good day after all. ... Read more

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Cute!
I'm an adult but I still enjoy kids' books. This book is excellent and very funny for children. Perfect for reading to kids in class. Kids will love it! ... Read more

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The year is 1614. Recently orphaned Lizzy Tinker has lived half of her twelve years in Holland, but she does not feel at home there. Lizzy belongs to a small congregation of religious refugees who have fled England in order to worship as they choose. The Dutch people enjoy a free and easy lifestyle that Master William Brewster constantly admonishes his austere English Pilgrims to resist. Many find this difficult, including Lizzy. Although the Brewsters took her in when her father died, she doesn't feel at home with them either. Her undisciplined tongue always seems to get her in trouble. What is more, Lizzy has a talent for cooking, and she loves making sinfully delicious Dutch cookies and cakes. Her kitchen craft has landed her a job cooking for a Dutch family whose precocious eight-year-old son has a stubborn nature, artistic talent, and nose for trouble even greater than Lizzy's own. Heaven help her now!

With meticulous research and great imagination, Jamie Gilson has created an authentic, entertaining story that brings to life seventeenth- century Holland and the unique culture that fostered both the Mayflower Pilgrims and master painters such as Rembrandt.

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When his folks host a Vietnamese family that has come to settle in their town, Harvey enjoys Americanizing twelve-year-old Tuan. ... Read more

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The two best friends
This story takes place in 1985 at Zito`s house. Quint was his best friend. He always ate breakfast over there. He always carried a marble with him and they go to school and when they come home he had to eat dinner over Zito`s house. So they go and have fun eating stuff.

This story is mostly about two boys that always make jokes all the time about scrambled eggs. And is a story about food all they eat. Then Zito lost his marble and he said that Quint stole his marble but Quint did not take it. He told the teacher that Quint stole the marble that he liked so they started to yell at each other. Then school was out so they went home then Zito said he was very sorry. He said that he left the marble at his house so they became friends again

In my opinion this story was not that bad it was kind ofboring but it was goodnot awesome but who cares about marbles and eggs.

fried eggs
Hello my name is scrabbled eggs is about a Vietnamese family comes and lives with Harvey Trumble and his family. The Vietnamese family comes to America because they are trying to stay away from the Vietnam War. There is a kid Harvey's age in the family and his name is Tuan Nguyen. Some things in America are new to Tuan, like a hair dryer, Tuan thinks it's a gun. He also thinks that hot dogs are really made out of dogs. My favorite part in the book is when they T.P. they town pig (statue) and get caught and Tuan has to figure out if he still wants to be friends with Harvey or not. If you want to find out if he does read this book.

Harvey Trumble and Tuan Nguyen, best friends forever!
When Tuan Nguyen and his family move from Vietnam to America, Harvey Trumble knows that him and Tuan will be best friends!Harvey teaches Tuan english, and how to use a fork, and things are going great, untill Harvey makes a choice for the worse.They get caught TPing the pig statue by the police.Tuan starts to think that maybe being Harvey's friend isn't a very good idea, and he befriends Quint, Harvey's enimey. I would tell you more, but i think you should read the book.I would reccomend it to kids who like books about friendship!Happy reading!
-Caitlin

-Cait

Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs
This story was about a family from Vietnam and Harvey Trumble�s family is trying to help them figure their way around America to see how they pay their bills. Harvey is trying to help the family�s son, Tuan Nguyen, Tuan is going to school with Harvey and he is trying to help him find his way through it. Harvey showed Tuan how to write letters speck English, and shows him how to eat at lunch. Until the end of the book, Tuan is now able to do all that things that Harvey can do. Therefore, whateverHarvey does or wherever he goes� Tuan is always behind him.

Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs
Do you like books about young people meeting other people from other countries? Reading Jamie Gilson Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs will help you do just that. The main character, Harvey, and his family had to bring a family from another country in their home.The family that had to live with Harvey and his family were a family from Vietnam. He was so happy tohave someone of his own age living with him.Harvey had to bring him tohis school, and there the boy would have to go to school everyday. The boybecomes a good friend with Harvey.Harvey would help the boy speak betterEnglish.What I enjoyed about the book was when Harvey would teach the boyabout English on the computer.Another part of the book that I enjoyed waswhen Harvey started to become better friends with the boy and his family. I think someone should read this book if someone was interested in seeinghow it is like to have someone from another country living with him or herand what they were going through. I also believe that if someone was tobeing someone into his or her home, that person should participate in thefamily's beliefs. The person should also participate in activities that thefamily enjoys. Harvey helped the boy very much to understand the Englishlanguage.The boy would also participate in the activities that theHarvey's family had done with him.The boy liked where he lived as well asHarvey having a new friend living with him.I would also let someone fromanother country live with my family and I do understand what it would belike to live in a different place. ... Read more

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Chapters: Jamie Gilson, Red Norvo, Beardstown Ladies, Richard Henry Mills. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jamie Gilson (born July 4, 1933) is an American author of twenty childrens books. Explaining her approach to writing, Gilson says, I watch what kids are doing and write stories based on what I see. Jamie Gilson was born Jamie Marie Chisam in Beardstown, Illinois on July 4, 1933. She lived in several Midwestern towns growing up, including Boonville, Missouri, Pittsfield, Illinois, Independence, Missouri, and Oak Park, Illinois. In 1951, she graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois. She attended the University of Missouri and graduated from Northwestern Universitys School of Speech. She is married to attorney Jerome Gilson and has three adult children, Tom, Matthew and Anne. She lives in a suburb of Chicago. Gilson taught junior high school for a year, then wrote, produced, and acted in educational radio programs for radio station WBEZ in Chicago. Next, she wrote commercials for radio station WFMT in Chicago, as well as writing films and film strips for Encyclopædia Britannica Films. Gilson also wrote the monthly Goods column and other articles for Chicago magazine for ten years. She published her first book for children in 1978, Harvey the Beer Can King. Most of Gilson's books are humorous contemporary fiction set in Illinois, with the exception of Stink Alley, a story of the Pilgrims set in seventeenth-century Holland. Sam Mott, the sixth-grade narrator of her book "Do Bananas Chew Gum?", comes to terms with his dyslexia, and Harvey Trumble, a seventh-grader, encounters some difficulties trying to Americanize a young Vietnamese refugee in Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs. Drawing on her own experience as...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17923186 ... Read more