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Miracle Wimp

by Erik P. Kraft

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ISBN13: 9780316011655
ISBN10: 0316011657
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Certain to appeal to boys, Miracle Wimp takes readers on an episodic journey that is sure to keep them laughing. The story follows Tom Mayo as he navigates his way through wood shop, dating, driving, and the meat-headed Donkeys, bullies who are determined to make his life miserable. Filled with humorous details and sardonic wit, Erik Kraft deftly portrays high school through the eyes of a wise-cracking misfit.

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"A Captain Underpants for the older bunch, Kraft's (Lenny and Mel) comedic riff on male adolescence is as nerdy and hormonally driven as they come. Written like an illustrated journal of sorts with titles for each page-length entry and in often fragmented sentences, the book reads like a haphazard, stream-of-consciousness rant — one 10th-grader's perspective on high school in a small Massachusetts town. 'My last name is Mayo, and I can't help but wonder if it were something different, would the Donkeys [the jocks] just ignore me? Maybe. But instead I'm Miracle Wimp,' the narrator reports. He comments on everything from the varieties of wedgiesand the tortures of gym class to the difference between the cool kids and the dorks, to the nerves and eventual irritation that accompany his first date, to going to (and actually having fun at) the prom. Kraft rarely dips below the surface on any of these issues, preferring instead to try to see the humor (or the pathos) in it all. While girls may not get into the narrator's sensibility, boys who enjoy series of short takes — especially those infused with slapstick and sarcasm — will find this virtually plotless book a quick and entertaining read. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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Taking readers on an episodic journey, this book follows Tom Mayo as he navigates his way through wood shop, dating, driving, and the meat-headed Donkeys, bullies who are determined to make his life miserable. Filled with humorous details and sardonic wit, the book deftly portrays high school through the eyes of a wisecracking misfit. Illustrations.
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a_lakasister, May 5, 2010 (view all comments by a_lakasister)
this book was allsum it one of my favorite books of all books nd like a normal high school years i think u did a great job with this book
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Natalina, September 28, 2009 (view all comments by Natalina)
I read this book n thot it was hilarious. im a girl. so i wanted my frends (guy) thots on it he agreed w/ me. he cn relate to it. hes so funny but not so many ppl like him. ill read alot of books like this :]
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softballkid101, May 11, 2009 (view all comments by softballkid101)
Actually, as a girl I think this book is a good read. I found this book very funny and it was an interesting look into the life of a socially outcast teenage boy.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316011655
Author:
Kraft, Erik P.
Publisher:
Little, Brown Young Readers
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
School & Education
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Copyright:
2007
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
245
Dimensions:
8.38x5.84x.94 in. .84 lbs.
Age Level:
12-22
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "A Captain Underpants for the older bunch, Kraft's (Lenny and Mel) comedic riff on male adolescence is as nerdy and hormonally driven as they come. Written like an illustrated journal of sorts with titles for each page-length entry and in often fragmented sentences, the book reads like a haphazard, stream-of-consciousness rant — one 10th-grader's perspective on high school in a small Massachusetts town. 'My last name is Mayo, and I can't help but wonder if it were something different, would the Donkeys [the jocks] just ignore me? Maybe. But instead I'm Miracle Wimp,' the narrator reports. He comments on everything from the varieties of wedgiesand the tortures of gym class to the difference between the cool kids and the dorks, to the nerves and eventual irritation that accompany his first date, to going to (and actually having fun at) the prom. Kraft rarely dips below the surface on any of these issues, preferring instead to try to see the humor (or the pathos) in it all. While girls may not get into the narrator's sensibility, boys who enjoy series of short takes — especially those infused with slapstick and sarcasm — will find this virtually plotless book a quick and entertaining read. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , Taking readers on an episodic journey, this book follows Tom Mayo as he navigates his way through wood shop, dating, driving, and the meat-headed Donkeys, bullies who are determined to make his life miserable. Filled with humorous details and sardonic wit, the book deftly portrays high school through the eyes of a wisecracking misfit. Illustrations.
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