Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report onOld Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie-he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end?
After Wallace refuses to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play ofOld Shep, My Pal, forces him to go to the rehearsals as punishment. Although Wallace doesn't change his mind, he does end up changing the play . . . into a rock-and-roll rendition, complete with Rollerblades and a moped!
. . . [E]veryone comes out a winner.
-Booklist
Korman's humorous novel will endear it to readers who wonder, Why does the dog always die?
-The ReadingTeacher
Gordon Korman has written more than eighty novels for youngadult and middle-grade readers, includingSchooled;Son of the Mob;Jake,Reinvented;The 6th Grade Nickname Game;Born to Rock; andThe Juvie Three. He lives withhis family on Long Island.
. . . [E]veryone comes out a winner.
BooklistPRAISE FOR THE 6TH GRADE NICKNAME GAME Korman is at his amusing best here. . . .
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksPRAISE FOR THE 6TH GRADE NICKNAME GAME Captures the ambience of sixth grade with humor and empathy.
BooklistPRAISE FOR THE 6TH GRADE NICKNAME GAME* A fast-paced novel with lots of laughs . . .
School Library Journal, starred reviewPRAISE FOR THE 6TH GRADE NICKNAME GAME