Scratch and the Sniffs (He-Man Women Hater's Club) [Paperback]

Chris Lynch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: He-Man Women Hater's Club (Book 3)

When the new club leader, Wolfgang, recruits super-cool, tattooed guitar player Scratch as a new member of the He-Men, the gang decides to start a band called Scratch & the Sniffs, the world's first punk-jug-garage band, and sets out to seek rock and roll stardom. Simultaneous."

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8. In this third book in the series, Wolfgang is now the leader of the club and is recruiting new members to play in a band. With the addition of a tattooed guitar player, the boys form the first punk-jug garage band, "Scratch and the Sniffs." The plot revolves around the growth of the band and the difficulties the boys encounter finding places to play. Eventually, they perform in front of a subway station and at a Goodwill collection box. While the format indicates a young audience, beginning chapter book readers won't relate to the situations. For example, at one point the narrator suggests the name of the club should be the "He-Man Couldn't-Get-A-Date-If-We-Wanted-To Club." More sophisticated teens are likely to find the story uninteresting and the characters undeveloped. A book that may find a limited audience among older reluctant readers.?Ann M. Burlingame, North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC
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From Booklist

Gr. 5^-7. The misfits of the He-Man Woman Haters Club are back, and they've recruited two new members: Scratch, a stringy guitar player, and Cecil, a gentle and synaptically challenged boy with the inappropriate nickname of Killer. The club changes leaders with each installment of Lynch's series, and this time, it's wheelchair-bound Wolf at the helm. He decides the He-Men need to start their own band. Playing a cacophonous mix of guitar, drums, triangle, and washboard, Scratch and the Sniffs dub their sound jug-punk. Their first concert lands them a music video deal, but dreams of stardom crumble when they find their "producer" is only trying to get on America's Funniest Home Videos. Lynch keeps the pace fast and the humor sharp; he flirts with a rougher edge here by making the enigmatic Scratch homeless, but he doesn't press the issue, and the tone stays light. Scratch's disappearance at the end of this novel is sure to make readers eager to read the next installment. Randy Meyer

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 117 pages
• Publisher: Trophy Pr (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064406571
• ISBN-13: 978-0064406574
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,471,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Twisted Guys in a Twisted Group, March 19, 2001

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This review is from: Scratch and the Sniffs (He-Man Women Hater's Club) (Library Binding)

It all started when the club leader Wolf-gang added two new additions when he took over. Their names were Scratch and Killer. Scratch was an awsome guitar player. The gang started a band with some help from Scratch. When things started to go good they went down the drain. There plans were ruined by a mean , wicked prank. "Scratch and the Sniffs" was a great book and fun to read. At times it got boring though. I think the book would seem better if your read the other books in the serious first. I give this book three stars because i liked it but , only three because it was boring during parts. I would recommend this book for fifth graders. The funiest thing about this book was that the group called themselves the "He Man Women Haters" even though at sometime in the book all the guys seemed to like a girl.