My Life as a Beat Up Basketball Backboard (The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle #18) [Paperback]

Bill Myers (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Slicko-Ricko's Advertising Agency claims they can make the dorkiest human in the world the most famous. And of course, no one qualifies like our boy blunder. Soon he starts in his own "A Day in the Life" TV series, and he's endorsing everything from denture cleaners to lingerie. Every cool person in the world is dyeing their hair and wearing glasses just like Wally McDoogle, but it isn't until he becomes the star player for his junior high school basketball team that things get really out of hand, and our hero finally learns that being famous isn't all it's cut out to be.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849940273
• ISBN-13: 978-0849940279
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Issues > Popularity

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Hi.
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars The Weirdo, November 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: My Life as a Beat Up Basketball Backboard (The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle #18) (Paperback)

Funny!This book was one of my favorite books because, one it was easy.Why was it easy, it was only 119 pages long and that it was funny.There is a weird kid who is always falling or hurting him self.Then he enters a contest to become popular and he wins.this guy named Mr.slicko who is wally Mcdoodles maneger in a way.He ends up saving people from danger.When the last chapter comes he ends up herting all the basketball players for his school by nocking all the lockers down by falling.So him and some othere weirdos who are horible at basketball.At the end he skips being popular an ends up with his original two best freinds.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wally needs some depth!, April 7, 2001

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This review is from: My Life as a Beat Up Basketball Backboard (The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle #18) (Paperback)

Wally McDoogle, "the world's biggest klutz," is back and this time faces the challenges of, believe it or not, popularity. That's probably the last problem one would expect this extremely accident prone 8th grader to have. However, deep in his heart, Wally McDoogle longs to be respected and admired. So when Ricko Slicko's Advertising Agency claims that "they can take the biggest loser in the country and turn him into the most popular guy on the planet," Wally feels that he is the perfect candidate. Before he knows what has hit him, he is starring in the "A Day in the Life of Willard McDorkel" TV series and girls are flocking to get his autograph. He feels a little troubled by the fact that a stunt-double is performing all the feats of bravery that are garnering him such attention, but allows Ricko Slicko to brush his guilty conscience aside.

Wally's best friends, Wall Street and Opera, attempt to keep him grounded, but as Ricko Slicko's entrepreneurial vision grows larger and larger, gradually including a theme park ride, action figures, and a rock concert starring you know who as its main attraction, Wally lets his new found fame and attention to go to his head. It's not until his attempt to be a star athlete for the high school basketball team leads to an unexpected insight into himself that Wally understands what he really wants and learns that being popular isn't all it's made out to be.

Everything about The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series is wildly exaggerated. Some readers will find Bill Myers sense of humor to be funny and entertaining; others may find it repetitive and shallow. While the message about popularity's pitfalls comes across loud and clear, the lack of respect shown to adults in the book and the way Wally's family treats one another, even if it is meant to be funny, is troubling.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New McDoogle book is NOT a busted up bore!, May 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Life as a Beat Up Basketball Backboard (The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle #18) (Paperback)

This new Bill Myers book is TOPS on my list but is still not better than REINDEER ROADKILL. I reccomend getting this book!