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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780439424691 ISBN: 0439424690 Label: Scholastic Paperbacks Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: April 01, 2003 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Scholastic Paperbacks Editorial Review: Amazon.com: While wisely rated G for Gross ("Contains immature material not suitable for adults"), Andy Griffiths' very funny debut novel will almost certainly blow away--perhaps literally, stinkingly--anyone of any age who's ever suspected that their backside might be up to something. Translated from the Australian (sold Down Under as "The Day My Bum Went Psycho"), this adventure begins with the nighttime flight of our 12-year-old protagonist Zach's pale little heinie and doesn't let up for over 200 pages--most of which are filled almost exclusively with the word "butt." At first, Zach believes his butt might be leading some sort of minor butt rebellion, but the plot quickly thickens to include a global army of feral butts, the "greatest buttcano in the history of the world," and a head-butt "rearrangement" conspiracy that goes all the way to the... um, bottom. Our well-meaning but naive hero Zach soon gets mixed up with the butt-fighting "B-team" (the Kicker, the Kisser, and the Smacker, who all "love the smell of freshly smacked butt in the morning!"), fires his very first 4502-LL ("The LL stood for Laxative Launcher"), learns how to "butt-hop" ("The average butt has enough gas to propel itself and a rider for twenty minutes...."), and goes on a long, wild chase involving cluster butts, buttcatchers, kamikaze butts, stinkants, and even the fearsome Stenchgantor, "the Great Unwiped Butt." (And that's not even counting all those seagoing butt piranhas and poopoises.) Griffiths surely likes the cheap laughs and doesn't miss a single opportunity for buttly wordplay (from "high-frequency emissions" to the smell-ranking "Rectum scale"), but that doesn't make The Day My Butt Went Psycho any less clever--the fast-moving plot has as many double-crosses as double entendres, and Griffiths weaves in some pretty brilliant ideas. Who knew you could have a death throe scene between a butt and its owner? Also includes a snarky butt glossary in the book's... uh, rear. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes Product Description: Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story...the story of a brave young boy and his crazy runaway butt. The story of a crack butt-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Butt Hunter's formidable daghter, and some of the ugliest and meanest butts ever to roam the face of the Earth. A story of endurance that takes Zack on an epic journey across the Great Windy Desert, through the Brown Forest, and over the Sea of Butts before descending into the heart of an explosive buttcano to confront the biggest, ugliest, and meanest butt of them all!It's a story you and your butt will never forget! Average Rating:
 Rating: - Do you like butts?If you like butts like I like butts (and I really like butts), and if you like butts like I think you like butts (and you know you like butts), then you'll like this book. It's about butts! Rating:  - Butt-Fighters, Buttasaurs, and Buttwars, Oh My You know, when the opening page of a book contains a warning to all adults to "put this book down if. . . ", it might be a good idea to pay heed--unless you know that it's just what your child needs to jump-start him (or her--there are some strong female charaters in these stories as well) to read something for fun. My 8-year old son, who is NOT an avid reader, LOVES this series, loves my reactions to some of the more horrible puns (and odiferous references), and loves to go through the glossary ... Read More Rating: - ONE OF THE MOST HILERIOUS BOOKS I'VE EVER READ!!!!This book is so funny. Can you imagine a book saying this book is not for adults?! Or could you imagine a butt comes off a person's body and tries to take over the world? And did you ever hear of a buttfighter or butthunter before? If you would like a book that has funny, stupid jokes that would make you forget about anything, this book would totally be for you. And as the book said, this is a an adventure you and your butt will never forget!! Rating: - Love It or Hate It, This Book Is About Butts.It's interesting to look through the reader reviews for this book; I don't know that I've ever seen a book veer as wildly between 1 and 5 star reviews. The lower ratings often express dismay and outrage at the book's subject matter, which, given its title, may strike one as a bit silly. "This book is about butts? What trash!" Not only is this Australian book about butts (the title originally used "bum"), but the word "butt" is in virtually every sentence. If you or yours ... Read More Rating: - Ryan's ReviewThis book is so funny I love all the big words and funny chapters.It is about four kids that want to save the world from butts.So they go to the buttcano to stop the butts. The author's purpose is to fight till you accomplish want you started.My opinon is that this book should have another problem. |
