The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy (Rotten School #3) [Hardcover]

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

Book Description

Publication Date: August 23, 2005 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

April-May June Loves Bernie Bridges . . . she just doesn't know it yet.

She's the coolest hottest girl in the school and Bernie thinks she should go to the dance with him.

April-May won't even be seen with Bernie because he's such a troublemaker.

So Bernie makes her a promise—a really scary promise. He says he'll stay out of trouble for a whole week if she promises to go to the dance with him.

Bernie is shaking, quivering, quaking. Can he turn into a goody-goody—especially when it's time for the famous (against the rules!) super slimy slug race?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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.

Spotlight is a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 2-5. Each Spotlight edition is printed on high-quality paper. We use the original publisher's files to adjust the book's layout so no artwork or text is near the gutter for our reinforced library bindings specifically printed for the library market. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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 bestselling author in America for three years in a row. He lives with his wife in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (August 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060785926
• ISBN-13: 978-0060785925
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars "Animal House" for kids, July 12, 2010

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Paper Pen "S. Wilson" (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy (Rotten School #3) (Library Binding)

My 7-year-old son and I like to read "Goosebumps" together but when I found that all the books in that series had been checked out from the library, I picked up this book since it's by the same author.

Conclusion: While this book isn't terrible, "Goosebumps" is better.

The star of the Rotten School series is a snotty, arrogant fourth-grader named Bernie Bridges. I kept waiting for the part where he lets his bluster down and you start to like him, but it never happens. Other characters are either stupid, manipulative or stuck-up. It's like "Animal House" for the elementary school set. This is definitely not the book to read if you're looking for role models for your kids.

That said, the story does move along at a nice pace and you will get some laughs, as long as you don't take it too seriously.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rotten School series review, March 6, 2009

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Sami A. Haddad "SH" (Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rotten School #3: The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy (Paperback)

My 8 year old son is simply loving the Rotten School books!!! These books are WONDERFUL! Whenever he starts one of the books from this collection he simply cannot stop until he devours it all.

4.0 out of 5 stars Rotten School books series by R.L. Stine, February 18, 2009

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Suz - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy (Rotten School #3) (Hardcover)

I am buying these books by R.L. Stine for our 8yr. old grandson. We gave him book #1 for Christmas and he absolutely loved it, that is why I decided to continue to purchase the series. The books do not take him too long to read which for his age is good in that it holds his interest. When I asked him if he liked the books his eyes lit up and a big smile appeared on his face and he answered 'yes, they are so cool'.My grandson and I highly recommend these books.