Top Ten Ways To Ruin The First Day Of School (Apple (Scholastic)) [Paperback]

Kenneth Derby (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Apple (Scholastic)

"The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of 5th Grade, #1: Get your foot stuck in a toilet in the boys' rest room and have to be rescued by the 911 guys."

Fifth-grader Anthony Madison, a.k.a. Tony Baloney, can't get enough of The Late Show with David Letterman. He loves the jokes, the silly routines, and most of all the top ten lists-and Tony will stop at nothing to get himself on the program. He's even devising his own repertoire of Stupid Human Tricks and top ten lists sure to put him next in line as Dave's replacement. But to get all the way from Kansas to the big time in New York City, he will have to pull out all the stops. Tony Baloney takes his friends, family, and teachers on an uproarious and wild ride to remember.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439823226
• ISBN-13: 978-0439823227
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, December 2, 2007

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K. Hernandez (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top Ten Ways To Ruin The First Day Of School (Apple (Scholastic)) (Paperback)

I'm a 4th grade teacher and read this book to my students. We absolutely loved it. I'm trying to find another one like it, with excitement and amusement on every page but have yet to find one. I used this book to get the students excited about reading and it worked. Students who didn't like reading before are now enjoying reading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The funiest book ever, January 18, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Top Ten Ways To Ruin The First Day Of School (Apple (Scholastic)) (Paperback)

If you like comical books then the Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School By Ken Derby is just for you.
Tony is always getting in trouble at the Riverview Elementary school in Kansas. Mo and Anna are his best friends that try to control Tony .Tony is doing stupid tricks to try to get on the David Letterman show. After they do the stupid tricks they wonder if they ever would be on the show. Will he get his dream to meet his idol? Will he ever be a TV star? Could he even survive in New York?
We recommend this book for all the people in the world because it is a very funny book. We give this book four stars because the action slowed down in the middle, but the rest of the book was great!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it was OK but not what I expected (great for 3/4/5th and above!), October 3, 2008

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R. Keeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top Ten Ways To Ruin The First Day Of School (Apple (Scholastic)) (Paperback)

Maybe I should have read the links for this book better, I was looking for primary content and it was a chapter book better for upper grades. I did pass the book along to an upper grade colleague, but either I missed age related links or it was not listed appropriately as a chapter book. Very cute! I hope she can use it, because I would use it in upper grades as writing prompts for top ten lists! Every chapter was fun to read... so my review is just based on my grade level of expectations... others may find it GREAT! Very funny, too! The character has a wonderful adventure and learns a lot about perserverence!
rk