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This Book Is Not Good for You

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Readers. You are about to enter a journey of your lives. This book is not only funny but suspenseful. It will make you read and read until you parents scream "Go to sleep!" I select this book to everyone but mostly peoples that love adventure books and funny ones. P Bosch has created another beauty.

Just like the other books, this book will not disappoint you. This book is quite funny and filled with adventure. Though aimed mainly towards children, I think any adult would also agree. <3

Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji are back in another installment of the Secret Series. As oath-bound members of the Terces Society, the trio once again battles Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, the evil masters of the Midnight Sun who continue their quest to discover the secret of eternal youth.

With Cass, this time it's personal. After learning a secret about herself, she lashes out at her mother while they are at a cooking class at an exclusive and unusual restaurant. Cass blurts out harsh and hurtful words and then wishes she could take them back. But before Cass can apologize, her mother is kidnapped.

Shortly afterwards, Cass receives a ransom note from the cruel and calculating (and possibly blind) Chef Señor Hugo. To save her mom, Cass has two days to find a magic tuning fork. She must deliver the fork --- which possesses unholy powers --- to Chef Hugo. And she is also instructed to keep her mission a secret from Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, but she desperately needs the help of her friends if she is to rescue her mother.

This latest book in the series has the same playful voice and many familiar characters from the first two entries. In addition to Cass's mother and the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, Larry and Wayne --- Cass's substitute grandfathers --- are back. The Skelton Sisters, Romi and Montana, make cameo appearances, and thankfully the twins are not as annoying as they were in book two. Also returning are circus clowns, a bearded lady and a master of disguise.

THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU --- which opens up on Chapter 15 --- also features a girl named Simone, locked in a cage because of her superstar talent and superior sense of taste; monkeys on the loose in a Rainbow Rainforest; a smattering of Aztec history; and a bird with special talents and a deadly snake. From adoption to allergies and chocolate to circus performers, Bosch takes the reader on a non-linear path to the book's conclusion. And, by the end, many secrets will be revealed, not only about Cass but also about Ms. Mauvais, including her first name and a glimpse into her childhood --- her very, very long-ago childhood.

With scads of twists and turns and a playful tone, Bosch delivers an important message: families come in assorted varieties, but the best ones are centered in love, no matter how they are structured. Rounding out the reading experience are an appendix, complete with "chocolossary --- a slightly biased glossary of chocolate terminology," several recipes and Max-Ernest's 100 ways to say hello.

THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU is about a secret society and a dangerous adventure --- and chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. What's not to like?

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

My 10-year-old daughter absolutely loved this and the other Pseudonomous Bosch books. She couldn't put it down!

I love these books. They make us (me & my 9-year-old son) laugh out loud. Clever writing. Buying all three would make a great gift and keep a child happily reading for weeks.

I'm in 4th grade. I like stories with characters that act like they are somebody else and then later transform back into who they are. This book is the best of all the other books in the secret series! The characters act more interestingly. Chapters 29 to 35 are the best, they are so good. One character in these chapters acts really funny. I didn't want the character to change back because he was acting so funny.

There is one mistake in the book. Something is intentionally wrong with the book from pages 157 to 159.

This book is the best! After I read it, I went to find a chocolate bar.

His best yet. And if you don't know the series, it's perfect for all fans of: Pseudonymous Bosch, Trenton Lee Scott, Roald Dahl, and Rick Riordan. My 8 y.o. came to me yesterday and said PB is funnier, but Percy Jackson has 5 books and PB only has 3.

Get to work finishing your next book, PB! Your fans are waiting.

If you like J.K Rowling's, Trenton Lee Stewart's, or Rick Riordan's books, you will absolutely love this series! It has the perfect combination of adventure and comedy- and chocolate of course! In my opinion it is P. Bosch's best book yet... I cant wait for number 4!

There's a lot of fun in this book and some great humour. It zips along at a good pace and should make you forget about anything that's troubling you in the real world. That's the mark of a really good book for me, so this one delivers. After you've finished it you might not remember it as a truly 'great' work of literature but it's certainly fun to read while it lasts.