The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! (Rotten School #1) [Hardcover]

R.L. Stine (Author), Trip Park (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2005 | Age Level: 7 and up

Important Message!

Welcome to the Rotten School. We are proud of our school, founded 100 years ago by I. B. Rotten. If you follow the rules, we know your time here will be happy. RULE NUMBER ONE: Watch out for Bernie Bridges. Bernie is trouble!

That is my important message. Enjoy your stay. I know that after a short while, you will all truly deserve the name Rotten Students.

Headmaster Upchuck

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Today we're having the world's grossest pie-eating contest! My ROTTEN HOUSE buddies against the wimps at NYCE HOUSE. Who can eat 25 blueberry pies? Will it get ugly? Who will barf first? Will we win? Dudes, Bernie B. doesn't know the word lose. Ready, set, EAT PIE!

Bernie Bridges

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

R.L. Stine began his writing career at the age of nine and has been at it ever since, becoming a bestselling author several times over. Among his many groundbreaking credits are Fear Street, the first young adult horror series, and Goosebumps, the bestselling series that made Stine the #1 best-selling author in America for three years in a row. He lives with his wife in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060785861
• ISBN-13: 978-0060785864
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure to be a hit among pre-teens, September 17, 2005

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! (Rotten School #1) (Hardcover)

This is the first in a new series from beloved children's author R. L. Stine of Goosebumps fame. Bernie Bridges wants Sherman Oaks' fancy new watch. How will he get it? He challenges the residents of Sherman's residential home to a pie eating contest. They will pick a representative for them and Bernie's group will choose a person to represent them. Of course, Bernie has a secret plan. Will it work? You will have to read the book to find out. The Big Blueberry Barf-Off will appeal to most school kids between 8 and 12 years of age. A departure from the Goosebumps style it is a good read filled with descriptions of the gross and messy stuff children that age like to read about while still providing an interesting story with plenty of twists and turns. This series should appeal to boys where other titles often fail.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These books are GREAT!, October 16, 2006

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J. Bowen "almostgottazoo" (McKinney, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! (Rotten School #1) (Hardcover)

There are not enough good books out there for boys to read & spark there interest, but these did it. They loved the characters & their funny names. They were begging me to buy the rest in the series & I did. Try these out, you won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Start for a Book Series!, June 25, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! (Rotten School #1) (Hardcover)

I got this book back in 2005 when the series started. Personally, I think this is a very good book if you enjoy mysteries and smart stories. I think this book is a great start for a book series because you keep wanting to read on and on when you start to read it. In fact, I finished this book just in TWO days because I enjoyed it so much. As a fan of this book series for two years, I really recommend other kids to read this wonderful series. It has a lot of very funny and smart scenes.

The series is basically about a fourth grader named Bernie Bridges who got sent to a boarding school called Rotten School. There in the campus, he often gets in trouble. Also, he has a huge crush on a girl called April May June, so he often tries to get her attention and impress her. There are two dorms for the boys-"Nyce House" and "Rotten House". Rotten House is where Bernie and his friends stay at and Nyce House is where Bernie and his friends' enemies stay at. The two sides have a rivalry, so they often compete against each other in events.

That's basically all I can tell you right now because I don't want to spoil anything for you.