About The Book:Readers met the comical Kevin in Liar, Liar and Flat Broke. Kevin gets serious about Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Finally, finally, he's worked up his courage—he's going to ask her out. Or will his trademark scheming get in his way?
First Line: I'm the most romantic guy you'll ever meet.
One Hilarious Line: That plastic-looking, fake-named, phony-friendly doofus wasn't going to waltz into my school and take my girlfriend away from me. (10)
What Others Are Saying: "Kevin takes his understanding
of the scientific method and attempts to apply to it learning
about romance. His naivete and innocence about relationships
and dating makes not only this character, but even his crazy
antics all the more endearing. The girls who were bored by Hatchet will love Crush." -Mrs. Bond on Goodreads
What I Thought: There are few books that make me literally laugh out-loud and this one did. I don't think there was a page that lacked something outrageosusly funny. Middle school readers will love every minute of Kevin's experiments of love. I hadn't had a chance to read Kevin's other adventures and I definitely want to pick them up,now. Paulsen really has an authentic middle grade voice and makes this story believable.
Who: Born May 17, 1939, Gary Paulsen is one of America's most popular writers for young people. Although he was never a dedicated student, Paulsen developed a passion for reading at an early age. After a librarian gave him a book to read — along with his own library card — he was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.
Running away from home at the age of 14 and traveling with a carnival, Paulsen acquired a taste for adventure. A youthful summer of rigorous chores on a farm; jobs as an engineer, construction worker, ranch hand, truck driver, and sailor; and two rounds of the 1,180-mile Alaskan dog sled race, the Iditarod; have provided ample material from which he creates his powerful stories.-Random House
How: Writing is so much a part of the way I live that I would be lost without the discipline and routine. I write every day—every day—and it gives me balance and focus. Every day I wake up, usually at 4:30 a.m., with the sole purpose of sitting down to write with a cup of hot tea and a computer or a laptop or a pad of paper—it doesn’t matter. I’ve written whole books in my office, in a dog kennel with a headlamp, on more airplanes than I can remember, on the trampoline of my catamaran off the shores of Fiji—it never matters where I write, just where the writing takes me.-Random House
I cannot wait to read this one. Gary Paulsen is one of my favorite writers.
ReplyDeleteI've heard great things about Gary Paulsen. I'll have to read one of his books soon. Maybe this one. Thanks for sharing about it.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at Gary Paulsen. The fact that this book is funny just adds to the awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove the quote about where and how he writes! I've read a lot of Gary Paulsen's older books (all the Brian books, etc) but not this younger series. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI just picked up Liar, Liar and can't wait to start it this weekend. My reward for finishing all my posts for the week. :)
ReplyDelete