mirimyaw's review against another edition
3.0
My friend recommend me this book. Not bad but not good. Felt really bad for Carlos. The bullies definitely need some help
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
3.0
Excellent book about tough social dynamics of middle school.
engpunk77's review
2.0
I was hooked for a few chapters by the realistic teenage voice of the narrator. The hook then became a cattle prod because the narrator, like, keeps writing like that and I was just so, like, sick of both the plot and the narrator; I almost relinquished the book to my own discard pile several times. Instead of an actual interest in how the conflict would be resolved, I was propelled through this boring book by a desire to find out if Carlos's "aliens" were actually scabies or lice. I would have given this one star, but the ending was decent and portrayed 7th-grade interpersonal relationships & social issues pretty realistically.
If I could advise the author, I'd tell him that this would have made an amazing short personal narrative rather than a long, drawn-out novel.
If I could advise the author, I'd tell him that this would have made an amazing short personal narrative rather than a long, drawn-out novel.
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