The Great Smelling Bee (Rotten School #2) [Paperback]

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

Book Description

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

Sherman is so spoiled and rich that he threw away his allowance because some of the hundred-dollar bills were wrinkled!

He and his goody-goody friends at Nyce House are always trying to get Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies into trouble.

Well Bernie's in big trouble now. Bernie has a dog in his room, Sherman knows it—and there are no pets allowed at Rotten School!

Bernie has to find a way to hide Gassy, his dog. But the dog stinks. Hey, why do you think they call him Gassy?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–This second installment in the series will suit those who find merriment in bodily functions run amok. A promising preface presents befuddled Headmaster Upchuck's morning announcements, which cover the Armpit Band tryouts, a tattoo exhibition, and an explanation of a poster misprint regarding the school's spelling bee. However, the quirky charm disappears with the know-it-all narration of Bernie Bridges. The story relies on the basest of humor via Gassy, a dog with gastrointestinal problems and an affinity for Mrs. Heinie's leg, and Lippy the parrot, who squawks BEAK me! Eat birdseed and DIE! The fourth-grade boys at this boarding school pull mean tricks, tattle, and easily dupe both faculty and fellow students. Park's cartoon drawings in each chapter, as well as a pull-out sticker sheet, lend a MAD Magazine element that will please the intended audience who may be satisfied by this minnow of a plot awash with repetitive gross humor.–Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
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Review

With a cast of characters who prefer tricks to treats, R.L. Stine kicks off the Rotten School series: #1 The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! and #2 The Great Smelling Bee, illus. by Trip Park (see Children's Audio below). Park's madcap cartoons of freckle-face, bespectacled narrator Bernie Bridges (aka "Big B") and his buds Belzer, Feenman and Crench combined with Stine's wacky dialogue result in a kind of Fat Albert dynamics that will make kids want to visit this boarding school again and again. --Publisher's Weekly, April 2005 --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060785918
• ISBN-13: 978-0060785918
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure to be a popular pre-teen series, September 17, 2005

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Smelling Bee (Rotten School #2) (Hardcover)

This is the second book in a new series from beloved children's author R. L. Stine of Goosebumps fame. Bernie Bridges has a problem. His residential school does not allow any pets and his dog and parrot have arrived. How will he keep them hidden from view? A quick thinker, Bernie enrolls his dog in school. But the dog received his nickname of Gassy for a good reason and this causes all kinds of problems. The Great Smelling Bee 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 book should appeal strongly to boys where other books often fail.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars son age10 loved it, August 18, 2005

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This review is from: The Great Smelling Bee (Rotten School #2) (Hardcover)

Join Bernie Bridges in his second book. This time his mother and father send his pets to school. Only problem is that there are no pets allowed at Rotten School. Will they let his dog and parrot stay? Find out in the fast paced adventure in this book.





This book is written by one of my favorite authors R.L. Stien. I enjoy most all of his books.

Boys of all ages will enjoy the humor in this Rotten school Series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of pranks to read about! by C.S. from Annapolis, May 18, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Great Smelling Bee (Rotten School #2) (Paperback)

If you like funny and tricky stuff you should read this. Rotten School: the Great Smelling Bee is written by R.L.Stine. Bernie Bridges, Sherman Oaks, Gassy, Mr. Off, Headmaster Upchuck, Mrs.Heinie, Feenman, and Crench are the main characters. Bernie Bridges has a problem. Sherman Oaks knows that Bernie has pets and the school rule is no pets are allowed. My favorite character is Bernie because he's smart and funny

Some characters I can relate to are Bernie because he's smart and tricky and also Mr. Off because he can play music well, but he can't sing. A connection to the book is text-to-self because Bernie is smart like me.

I liked this book because it was funny. My favorite part was when Headmaster Upchuck found out that Barry [dog dressed up like a student] was the only student who stayed for the exam. Students in grades 2-5 would like this book. Make sure you read not only this book, but the entire Rotten School series.