Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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!

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

I chose to read this book to grades 3-6 for February I Love to Read Month - (I am a principal at a small, private school). The students LOVE this book and ask for more when the the 15 minute reading time is up. I did have to censor one part (where the boy photocopies a part of his body) and I do give out disclaimers at the end of the reading time reminding the students that this story is not real and that they should never attempt any of the things that TB does in the book. As long as they understand that - it's a great read-aloud book!

The top 10 ways to ruin the first day of school
By: Ken Derby
Genre: comedy
The setting
The story takes place in place in KANSAS CITY in a little school then the story takes place in NEW YORK CITY.
Summary

The book is about a kid called Anthony Madison. But for short he prefers Tony. He likes a late night TV show of DAVID LETTERMAN he will do every thing to copy every fun idea he had.
Every night he will have a new top 10 list for DAVID LETTERMAN.
Tony isn't a good worker at school because he just thinks about the late show. At school he will do every trick that the late show does. While at night he will write a new top ten list for DAVID LETTERMAN.
I liked this book because it is a comedy book. It is a fun book and a interesting one too. I liked it because it was a thing that all children want to be in television. It is a good book especially because the characters where funny.

The package arrived on time in good condition. Don't waste your money on the book. It wasn't that good.

If you are looking for a fun and exiting book full of adventure then The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School by Ken Derby is the book for you.
As Anthony Madison AKA Tony Baloney wreaks havoc in Kansas City Elementary school he dreams of meeting David Letterman. As he sets out to fulfill his dream his best friends Mo and Anna join him on the way to New York City. They lose their teacher, escape from cops, and tick off some Hells Angles. What can happen next? Do they make it to New York City? Do they get on the show? Do they find their teacher? To find out the answers read the funny book.
We do recommend this book to our peers because it tells about a hilarious journey to New York City. We give it 5 stars.
By: Jr. Darren and Cristobal

If you like adventure and excitement then the Top Ten Ways to Ruin The First Day of School by Ken Derby is right for you!

This book is about Tony, Mo, and Anna. Tony does a lot of bad things and puts it on a list. Then he sends them to The Late Show because he wants to be on it. They go to New York with Mr. Gore, to be on The Late Show. Do they get on TV or not? Read this book and find out.

We recommend this book to you because it was funny, exciting, and makes you want to keep on reading.
We give this book 4 stars!!!!
Kasey, Mariah, and Hailey