Prepare for Trouble (Pokémon Chapter Book #19) [Paperback]

Tracey West (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2001 | Age Level: 8 and up

Team Rocket is blasting off again! Jesse, James, and Meowth are on a mission to become the world¹s greatest Pokémon thieves. It¹s up to Ash and his friends to stop Œem!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439220335
• ISBN-13: 978-0439220330
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tracey West is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including the Pokémon chapter books and the popular Pixie Tricks series. In 2009 her new series, Hiro's Quest, premiered in Scholastic Book Fairs. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband, three stepkids, and a variety of small animals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A big improvement over the previous Rocket-centric book, March 14, 2001

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Dragon Lady Ryuzaki - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prepare for Trouble (Pokémon Chapter Book #19) (Paperback)

As an avid Team Rocket fan, I just had to read this book, which is a novelization of "Ignorance is Blissey" (one of my all-time favorite Pokemon episodes). I was seriously disappointed by Ms. West's portrayal of Team Rocket in her previous Rocket-centric story, but this book is a drastic improvement over "Team Rocket Blasts Off!" Even though Ms. West is still rather unfair to Team Rocket in this new book, and there are a few out of character moments, it still turned out to be a great story, showing that Jessie, James, and Meowth truly care about each other and that they'd do anything to help a friend in need. The only real criticism I have is that the events of the story have absolutely no correlation to the events on the show -- everything is chronologically out of order, and the story totally overlooks TR's role in the pre-"Ignorance is Blissey" episodes of the Johto Journeys. Nevertheless, the book's message about success and friendship is an excellent one, which far outshines the glaring canonical inconsistencies. The book also contains some seriously gorgeous illustrations of Team Rocket. On the whole, this is a good book, and I recommend it for all Team Rocket fans and Pokemon fans in general. ^_^

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Team Rocket fan this is for you!, August 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Prepare for Trouble (Pokémon Chapter Book #19) (Paperback)

As a Team Rocket fan I am mostly satisfied of the fact that there is only a little bit of "the annoying little brat" everyone knows as Ash.However this book at times sort of humiliates Team Rocket.Despite that fact this is a huge improvement to Team Rocket Blasts Off.This is a cute book which tells a story about how even though Team Rocket always fails but they succed with thier frendship.I won't give away the whole story, but if you want to hear the rest of it you have to read the book!I hope in the next episode or in the future Team Rocket will succed in catching Pikachu.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Team Rocket aren't evil...!, February 4, 2003

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"jeffnkathy123" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prepare for Trouble (Pokemon Chapter Books) (Library Binding)

They are just robbers just like those on our streets today, trying to make a bit of money. Yet these people aren't branded evil!If I were them, I would just travel to a place where they know Pokemon are rare and just normally capture one.Secondly, they should evolve their Meowth into Persian!

It's a nice book which gives insight into the Team, trying to shake off the stereotypical image of them and the biased image painted by Ash and co. Yeah, he is a brat, but if he wants T.R. to leave him alone, why can't he just catch a wild Pikachu to give them?