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"Let's face facts: We may be the most boring twelve-year-olds on the planet."
Henry Mosley decides that he and his pals Riley and Reed have got to liven things up. They need to go on some earth-shaking adventures and make a name for themselves. Henry is the mastermind; Riley's the cautious researcher who's prepared for anything. And somehow fearful Reed always ends up with the scariest, craziest assignments.
Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, reenact scenes from books, solve a hundred-year-old murder, and carry out Henry's other inspired ideas, Riley and Reed follow their fearless leader everywhere: into the wilderness (truly terrifying), inside a bull-riding ring, into a haunted house, off the neighbors' roof, and into a cataclysmic collision with explosive life-forms. Gary Paulsen brings all his trademark humor to this fast-paced novel of fun and disaster.
Author Notes
Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Combine a trio of 12 year olds-Henry, Riley and Reid-with dares and challenging adventures, and the resulting chaos delivers comedy at its best. Each escapade and comical scene builds towards the proverbial "disaster," with a small sample of their antics involving the contents of a dumpster and some methane gas-a high jinx recipe that only Paulsen could create. Podehl personifies tween boys with his fully voiced performance, and Paulsen narrates the introduction. Listeners that pair this title with Jeremy Bender will have a fun fest that gives humor a big lift. Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Twelve-year-old Henry hits upon a plan for himself and his friends Reed and Riley to become "Men of Action and Daring, Masters of Adventure." The ensuing shenanigans include roof biking, Dumpster diving, and parade crashing. These episodic boys-will-be-boys adventures feature lots of kid-pleasing humor. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Henry convinces his best friends, Riley and Reed, that the three 12-year-olds should prove their manhood by undertaking a series of daring exploits. The first, in which Reed rides a bicycle off a third-story roof, sets the pattern: Henry, the creative force, comes up with one hare-brained scheme after another; Riley, the observer, records the disastrous consequences; and Reed, the reluctant adventurer, puts his life on the line and ends up not just battered but slimed by disgusting, odiferous ooze. Although the pattern quickly grows predictable, that will only make the story funnier for readers drawn to the broad humor of exploding science experiments and upended portable toilets. Three of the episodic chapters are based on short stories Paulsen wrote for Boys' Life magazine from 2001 to 2004. Certain plot points strain credibility, but readers willing to suspend disbelief and follow the boys' over-the-top exploits will enjoy plenty of laughs along the way.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist