Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Year: 1943
Publisher: Harper
Pages: 288
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Awards: 1944 Newbery Honor
Genre: Historical Fiction/Western
Series Information: Eighth book in the Little House series
Location: De Smet, North Dakota
Time Period: Mid 1880's
Plot: Laura is growing up, and she is experiencing many firsts. She now has the opportunity to help earn money to send her older sister Mary to a school for the blind. Even though she's only fifteen, and hasn't officially graduated, she passes a teacher's exam, and takes a teaching job. The job is far away from home, and Laura is lonely until Almanzo Wilder is willing to make the long journey through the snow to let her come home for the weekend. In the summer, Laura helps Almanzo break horses by going on Sunday buggy rides with him. SPOILER! When Almanzo proposes, Laura embraces the chance to go on the biggest first of them all, and the two get married.
Comments: I grew up loving these books, as you may be able to tell, so when I picked up and skimmed through a non-fiction book about Laura Ingalls Wilder's life, I suddenly felt the compulsion to re-read a few of the stories again. I skimmed through The Long Winter and Little Town on the Prairie, but I just had to read this one all the way through.
As I read the books, I came to realize that perhaps the reason why these books are so popular is that even though Laura led a life completely different from my own, I could still relate to her. Her characters are believable, and I could see my family in hers. Laura also makes learning about an earlier time interesting.
One thing I wasn't expecting was to feel sorry for Nellie Oleson. I don't remember feeling sorry for Nellie when I was younger, but her story is such a pathetic one that I couldn't help feeling sorry for her now.
Themes: Growing Up, Prairie Life, School Teachers
Red Flags: Weather-related danger, including the stories of a boy being killed by a tornado and Laura and Almanzo almost freezing to death.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Harriet the Spy
Author/Illustrator: Louise Fitzhugh
Year: 1964
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 300
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Series Information: First book in the Harriet the Spy series. There are a few other authors who have written Harriet the Spy novels inspired by Fitzhugh's character
Location: Manhattan, NY
Time Period: Present Day (1964)
Plot: Eleven year-old Harriet M. Welsch is determined to become a writer someday. In the meantime, she practices by spying on her neighbors and writing down what she thinks of them in a notebook that she keeps with her at all times. When Harriet's nurse, Ole Golly, leaves to get married, Harriet fells like a very close friend has gone away. Soon after, the children at school find Harriet's notebook and they read all of the mean things Harriet has written about them. The children form a club excluding Harriet and try to find ways to pay her back for all of the mean things she has said. Feeling exiled, Harriet begins to revolt. She refuses to do her school work and she writes in her journal more and more. However, instead of helping Harriet feel better, it just makes her more lonely and more rejected by her classmates. SPOILER! When Harriet's parents find out about her odd behavior, they try a number of things including banning Harriet from writing and forcing her to see a psychologist. Nothing works until they talk to the principal and get Harriet put in charge of writing the sixth grade newsletter. Harriet finally has a constructive place where she can write without alienating others. Harriet asks for forgiveness from her friends and learns more about what it takes to be a good writer.
Comments: This book is different from what I thought it would be. For some reason, I imagined that it would mostly be about the funny characters Harriet sees on a day-to-day basis. Although this is an aspect of the story, this book is more than that, and I can see why this book is a classic. Although this book takes place in the 1960s, I can imagine something like this happening today. This book explores how a child might feel at the loss of a loved one or at the loss of friends. It also discusses how everyone should treat each other with respect, and how one should ask for forgiveness when they are wrong. Harriet is a precocious child, and even though she deserved a lot of the trouble she got into, she was still a sympathetic character. Children who have dealt with loneliness or the loss of loved ones might identify with Harriet.
Themes: Loss of Loved Ones, Keeping Secrets, Telling Secrets, Getting Revenge, Asking Forgiveness
Red Flags: Harriet says some rude things in her journal, but nothing too offensive.
Year: 1964
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 300
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Series Information: First book in the Harriet the Spy series. There are a few other authors who have written Harriet the Spy novels inspired by Fitzhugh's character
Location: Manhattan, NY
Time Period: Present Day (1964)
Plot: Eleven year-old Harriet M. Welsch is determined to become a writer someday. In the meantime, she practices by spying on her neighbors and writing down what she thinks of them in a notebook that she keeps with her at all times. When Harriet's nurse, Ole Golly, leaves to get married, Harriet fells like a very close friend has gone away. Soon after, the children at school find Harriet's notebook and they read all of the mean things Harriet has written about them. The children form a club excluding Harriet and try to find ways to pay her back for all of the mean things she has said. Feeling exiled, Harriet begins to revolt. She refuses to do her school work and she writes in her journal more and more. However, instead of helping Harriet feel better, it just makes her more lonely and more rejected by her classmates. SPOILER! When Harriet's parents find out about her odd behavior, they try a number of things including banning Harriet from writing and forcing her to see a psychologist. Nothing works until they talk to the principal and get Harriet put in charge of writing the sixth grade newsletter. Harriet finally has a constructive place where she can write without alienating others. Harriet asks for forgiveness from her friends and learns more about what it takes to be a good writer.
Comments: This book is different from what I thought it would be. For some reason, I imagined that it would mostly be about the funny characters Harriet sees on a day-to-day basis. Although this is an aspect of the story, this book is more than that, and I can see why this book is a classic. Although this book takes place in the 1960s, I can imagine something like this happening today. This book explores how a child might feel at the loss of a loved one or at the loss of friends. It also discusses how everyone should treat each other with respect, and how one should ask for forgiveness when they are wrong. Harriet is a precocious child, and even though she deserved a lot of the trouble she got into, she was still a sympathetic character. Children who have dealt with loneliness or the loss of loved ones might identify with Harriet.
Themes: Loss of Loved Ones, Keeping Secrets, Telling Secrets, Getting Revenge, Asking Forgiveness
Red Flags: Harriet says some rude things in her journal, but nothing too offensive.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The Chocolate War
Author: Robert Cormier
Year: 1974
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 253
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Series Information: Sequel: Beyond the Chocolate War
Location: Trinity High School
Time Period: Present (1970's)
Plot: Jerry Renault is a new freshman at Trinity High School, a Catholic private school. The unofficial leader of the school is a gang called the Vigils. Headed by Archie Costello, the Vigils terrorize the underclassmen by forcing them to complete "assignments." When the school fundraiser comes up, Jerry is given his first assignment by the Vigils: refuse to sell chocolate for the first ten days of the fund raiser. Bristling under being forced to act a certain way, Jerry decides to take a stand for himself, and refuses to sell the chocolates at all, even after the ten day deadline is up. SPOILER! The Vigils (and Brother Leon, the unofficial head of the school) are not happy with Jerry's display of defiance, and they set out to break him. It all culminates in a scene where the entire school has turned out for a fight between Jerry and Emile, a pawn of the Vigils. Jerry loses the fight right as the teachers come and intervene. The Vigils have made their point that no one should cross them.
Comments: The Chocolate War is sexually explicit, contains offensive language, and is violent. No wonder the ALA Banned Books site lists The Chocolate War as the second most-contested book in the year 2007, and it is frequently high up on other frequently contested book lists as well! (You might have to scroll down a bit to see this). Oddly enough, of all of the complaints against the book, the thing that bothered me most about it was that the adults were condoning the Vigils' behavior. Brother Leon not only stood by and allowed the Vigils to terrorize Jerry, he actually encouraged it. Another upsetting part of the book was the ending, wherein SPOILER! the bad guys win. Instead of Jerry triumphing over evil, the book focuses on a theme written on a poster in Jerry's locker: "Do I dare disturb the universe?" Some teenagers might like this book for its psychological battle with this question. The book definitely did hold my attention through to the very end. Although they are nowhere near the same, this book reminded me of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in both voice and theme, but The Absolutely True Diary succeeds for me where this one fails because of its hopeful outlook on life.
Themes: Dealing with Loss, Gangs, School Fundraisers, Competitions
Red Flags: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
Year: 1974
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 253
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Series Information: Sequel: Beyond the Chocolate War
Location: Trinity High School
Time Period: Present (1970's)
Plot: Jerry Renault is a new freshman at Trinity High School, a Catholic private school. The unofficial leader of the school is a gang called the Vigils. Headed by Archie Costello, the Vigils terrorize the underclassmen by forcing them to complete "assignments." When the school fundraiser comes up, Jerry is given his first assignment by the Vigils: refuse to sell chocolate for the first ten days of the fund raiser. Bristling under being forced to act a certain way, Jerry decides to take a stand for himself, and refuses to sell the chocolates at all, even after the ten day deadline is up. SPOILER! The Vigils (and Brother Leon, the unofficial head of the school) are not happy with Jerry's display of defiance, and they set out to break him. It all culminates in a scene where the entire school has turned out for a fight between Jerry and Emile, a pawn of the Vigils. Jerry loses the fight right as the teachers come and intervene. The Vigils have made their point that no one should cross them.
Comments: The Chocolate War is sexually explicit, contains offensive language, and is violent. No wonder the ALA Banned Books site lists The Chocolate War as the second most-contested book in the year 2007, and it is frequently high up on other frequently contested book lists as well! (You might have to scroll down a bit to see this). Oddly enough, of all of the complaints against the book, the thing that bothered me most about it was that the adults were condoning the Vigils' behavior. Brother Leon not only stood by and allowed the Vigils to terrorize Jerry, he actually encouraged it. Another upsetting part of the book was the ending, wherein SPOILER! the bad guys win. Instead of Jerry triumphing over evil, the book focuses on a theme written on a poster in Jerry's locker: "Do I dare disturb the universe?" Some teenagers might like this book for its psychological battle with this question. The book definitely did hold my attention through to the very end. Although they are nowhere near the same, this book reminded me of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in both voice and theme, but The Absolutely True Diary succeeds for me where this one fails because of its hopeful outlook on life.
Themes: Dealing with Loss, Gangs, School Fundraisers, Competitions
Red Flags: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Year: 1989
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pages: 137
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Awards: 1990 Newbery Medal
Genre: Historical Fiction (World War II/Holocaust)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Time Period: World War II (1940s)
Plot: During World War II, when the Germans threaten to arrest all of the Jews in Denmark, Annemarie's Jewish friend, Ellen, and Ellen's family are suddenly in trouble. Annemarie and her family must put themselves in danger to help Ellen's family escape to safety. SPOILER! Annemarie's family helps sneak Ellen's family to Gilleleje, a small fishing village on the seashore. There, under the cover of night, Ellen's family and many other Jews are hidden in the fishermen's boats and taken across the sea to safety in Sweden. Along the way Annemarie and her family encounter many dangers. Annemarie especially must be brave when a special package is left behind. Annemarie must get the package to her uncle's fishing boat before the Germans come search the boat.
Comments: The thing I appreciated most about this book is the fact that this book discusses a true incident during World War II wherein people helped Jews escape the German concentration camps, and for the most part were not discovered. Annemarie learns hard lessons about the value of human life and the importance of helping others and standing up for what you believe in. The afterward explaining what elements of the story were true and what elements were not was especially helpful. While I would not recommend this book as the only book a child should read in order to understand the Holocaust, this is a great example of little-known stories of humanity that happened during that time that need to be shared.
Themes: Friendship, World War II, Denmark, Anti-Semitism
Red Flags: Hard themes, People injured trying to run underground organizations against the Nazis.
Year: 1989
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pages: 137
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Awards: 1990 Newbery Medal
Genre: Historical Fiction (World War II/Holocaust)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Time Period: World War II (1940s)
Plot: During World War II, when the Germans threaten to arrest all of the Jews in Denmark, Annemarie's Jewish friend, Ellen, and Ellen's family are suddenly in trouble. Annemarie and her family must put themselves in danger to help Ellen's family escape to safety. SPOILER! Annemarie's family helps sneak Ellen's family to Gilleleje, a small fishing village on the seashore. There, under the cover of night, Ellen's family and many other Jews are hidden in the fishermen's boats and taken across the sea to safety in Sweden. Along the way Annemarie and her family encounter many dangers. Annemarie especially must be brave when a special package is left behind. Annemarie must get the package to her uncle's fishing boat before the Germans come search the boat.
Comments: The thing I appreciated most about this book is the fact that this book discusses a true incident during World War II wherein people helped Jews escape the German concentration camps, and for the most part were not discovered. Annemarie learns hard lessons about the value of human life and the importance of helping others and standing up for what you believe in. The afterward explaining what elements of the story were true and what elements were not was especially helpful. While I would not recommend this book as the only book a child should read in order to understand the Holocaust, this is a great example of little-known stories of humanity that happened during that time that need to be shared.
Themes: Friendship, World War II, Denmark, Anti-Semitism
Red Flags: Hard themes, People injured trying to run underground organizations against the Nazis.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Hatchet
Author: Gary Paulsen
Year: 1987
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster)
Pages: 195
Reading Level: Young Adult
Awards: 1988 Newbery Honor Book, Other Awards
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Adventure
Series Information: First book of the Brian Saga
Location: Canadian Wilderness
Time Period: Present Day (1987)
Plot: When the pilot of a two-seater plane suddenly has a heart attack and dies, Brian Robeson finds himself flying alone over the Canadian wilderness and unable to contact any help. He manages to land the plane in a lake, and is washed on shore with only the clothes on his back and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present a few hours before. For the first few days, Brian tries to do the absolute minimum to survive, convinced that a search and rescue team will come to his aid. As the days progress, however, Brian realizes that he is on his own and he learns to adapt to his new surroundings: creating a shelter, building a fire, making tools, finding food, and learning about his environment. SPOILER! A tornado runs through the area, ruining Brian's shelter and dragging the plane from the bottom of the lake to the shore. Careful to avoid the pilot's body, Brian goes through the contents of the plane in search of supplies. As Brian is rummaging through the things he found in the plane, he unknowingly trips an emergency transmitter that sends out a signal for help. Brian is rescued 54 days after he originally crashed.
Comments: This book was recommended to me by three different people over the course of one week. After reading it, I can see why. Every day, Brian has to fight for his life. He has to relearn how to do the simplest things—things we take for granted in today's society with today's technology. I'm not sure I could have lasted as long as Brian did, or that I could have figured out how to survive as well as he did.
I did have a few problems with the book, but they were very small:
1) I'm not sure this story could happen now, simply because of the strict airline codes of our post-9/11 world. Even though Brian is flying on a private two-seater plane, I'm not sure he would have been allowed to take a hatchet with him.
2) The "Secret" that Brian worries about isn't central to the plot, and never even gets resolved. I know Paulsen introduced the Secret as a means of showing that Brian is upset about his parents' divorce, but it's completely unnecessary and detracts from the survival theme of the book.These two problems are slight, however, and I don't think they should dissuade someone from reading this book. Suspend your belief in reality when you get to these parts and enjoy the ride—you'll be glad you did.
Themes: Survival, Divorce
Red Flags: Plane Crash, Description of Injuries, Instances of Peril, Dead Body
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Author: Avi
Year: 1990
Publisher: Orchard Books
Pages: 210
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Awards: 1991 Newbery Honor Book, 1991 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, many others
Genre: Adventure
Series Information: Not part of a series
Location: The Seahawk, a ship on the Atlantic Ocean
Time Period: Summer of 1832
Plot: Thirteen year-old Charlotte Doyle is the sole female passenger onboard the Seahawk, which is making a two month-long sea voyage from England to Providence, Rhode Island. When Charlotte she arrives at the port, she immediately becomes suspicious of what is going on when various members of the crew advise her to get off the ship before it is too late. Unable to turn back, Charlotte finds herself in the middle of a feud between the cruel Captain Jaggery and his vengeful crew. SPOILER! When the captain tries to blame Charlotte for his cruel deeds, including the murders of two members of the crew, Charlotte attempts to atone and regain the crew's trust by joining them. After going through many adventures including being dismasted during a hurricane, the captain is accidentally killed and Charlotte is named the honorary captain of the ship. When she arrives home and tells her father of her adventures, she is punished for making the story up. Charlotte longs to be free again, and runs away from home to become a sailor.
Comments: Avi takes a fresh new look on the theme covered by classics such as Treasure Island and Moby Dick. The adventures and intrigue of the novel give it a very fast pace, and I found it easy to get through. There were plot twists aplenty, and most of them were original enough to catch me off guard. There are also handy diagrams and definitions of seafaring terms in the back that I found useful. The fact that the main character of this high adventure story is a girl is refreshing, but was also one of the problem points of the book for me. Because this book tries to be historically accurate in every other sense, some of the things Charlotte did in the book were hard for me to accept. Would she really suddenly become so tough that she could perform daring deeds during a hurricane? After she arrived home, would she really crave freedom from oppression so much that she would run off to become a sailor for the rest of her life? Would the men on the ship really allow Charlotte to do such things? This is a small complaint, however, and one that is easily forgotten when the reader lets him or herself get caught up in the narrative of the story. Read this book for the action, for the adventure, and for the plot twists, and you won't be disappointed.
Themes: Sailing, Adventure, Gender Roles, Loyalty
Red Flags: Murder (but not too descriptive), Mutiny, and Instances of Peril
Multicultural Elements: Charlotte's friend Zachariah is a black sailor from Africa.
Year: 1990
Publisher: Orchard Books
Pages: 210
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Awards: 1991 Newbery Honor Book, 1991 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, many others
Genre: Adventure
Series Information: Not part of a series
Location: The Seahawk, a ship on the Atlantic Ocean
Time Period: Summer of 1832
Plot: Thirteen year-old Charlotte Doyle is the sole female passenger onboard the Seahawk, which is making a two month-long sea voyage from England to Providence, Rhode Island. When Charlotte she arrives at the port, she immediately becomes suspicious of what is going on when various members of the crew advise her to get off the ship before it is too late. Unable to turn back, Charlotte finds herself in the middle of a feud between the cruel Captain Jaggery and his vengeful crew. SPOILER! When the captain tries to blame Charlotte for his cruel deeds, including the murders of two members of the crew, Charlotte attempts to atone and regain the crew's trust by joining them. After going through many adventures including being dismasted during a hurricane, the captain is accidentally killed and Charlotte is named the honorary captain of the ship. When she arrives home and tells her father of her adventures, she is punished for making the story up. Charlotte longs to be free again, and runs away from home to become a sailor.
Comments: Avi takes a fresh new look on the theme covered by classics such as Treasure Island and Moby Dick. The adventures and intrigue of the novel give it a very fast pace, and I found it easy to get through. There were plot twists aplenty, and most of them were original enough to catch me off guard. There are also handy diagrams and definitions of seafaring terms in the back that I found useful. The fact that the main character of this high adventure story is a girl is refreshing, but was also one of the problem points of the book for me. Because this book tries to be historically accurate in every other sense, some of the things Charlotte did in the book were hard for me to accept. Would she really suddenly become so tough that she could perform daring deeds during a hurricane? After she arrived home, would she really crave freedom from oppression so much that she would run off to become a sailor for the rest of her life? Would the men on the ship really allow Charlotte to do such things? This is a small complaint, however, and one that is easily forgotten when the reader lets him or herself get caught up in the narrative of the story. Read this book for the action, for the adventure, and for the plot twists, and you won't be disappointed.
Themes: Sailing, Adventure, Gender Roles, Loyalty
Red Flags: Murder (but not too descriptive), Mutiny, and Instances of Peril
Multicultural Elements: Charlotte's friend Zachariah is a black sailor from Africa.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Fortunately
Author/Illustrator: Remy Charlip
Year: 1964
Publisher: Parents’ Magazine Press
Pages: 21
Reading Level: Beginning Reader (ages 4-8)
Genre: Picture Book/Almost Wordless Book
Series Information: Not part of a series
Location: Trip from New York to Florida
Time Period: Present (1964)
Plot: Ned encounters all sorts of problems as he journeys from New York to Florida for a birthday party.
Comments: What a creative idea for a book! This book repeats the same words over and over again, but it does so in such a clever manner that it keeps you guessing as to what is going to happen next. For example: “Fortunately a friend loaned him an airplane/Unfortunately the motor exploded/Fortunately there was a parachute in the airplane/Unfortunately there was a hole in the parachute.” I’ll leave you hanging there so you’ll want to read the book too. A fun book for young children as well as older children.
Red Flags: Brief instances of peril
Year: 1964
Publisher: Parents’ Magazine Press
Pages: 21
Reading Level: Beginning Reader (ages 4-8)
Genre: Picture Book/Almost Wordless Book
Series Information: Not part of a series
Location: Trip from New York to Florida
Time Period: Present (1964)
Plot: Ned encounters all sorts of problems as he journeys from New York to Florida for a birthday party.
Comments: What a creative idea for a book! This book repeats the same words over and over again, but it does so in such a clever manner that it keeps you guessing as to what is going to happen next. For example: “Fortunately a friend loaned him an airplane/Unfortunately the motor exploded/Fortunately there was a parachute in the airplane/Unfortunately there was a hole in the parachute.” I’ll leave you hanging there so you’ll want to read the book too. A fun book for young children as well as older children.
Red Flags: Brief instances of peril
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Author: Judy Blume
Year: 1972
Publisher: Puffin Books
Pages: 110
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Genre: Realistic/Comedy
Series Information: The first book of the Fudge series
Location: New York, Manhattan
Time period: Present Day (1970s)
Plot: Peter Hatcher’s little brother, Fudge, is always getting into trouble. Peter’s parents rely on him to help with his younger brother so much that Peter wonders if they keep him around just because he can help them control the feisty three year-old. SPOILER! Peter’s patience is tested to the limit when Fudge eats Peter’s pet turtle, Dribble.
Comments: This was a fun book to read. It was funny and lighthearted, but it still dealt with issues that are sure to trouble older children. How does one reconcile their needs for attention and love when they have a younger sibling who seems to require it more? Does the fact that the younger siblings get more attention mean that the older child is no longer wanted? While these can be tough issues, the book’s light-hearted tone will keep children reading to see what hijinks Fudge will get himself into next. The story is less plot-driven than one would expect. Each chapter is really a different example of how Fudge acts up, with the last chapter culminating in Fudge’s most insane act of all when he swallows Peter’s pet turtle, Dribble.
Red Flags: General overacting by Fudge, including a “flying” episode in which teeth are lost, and of course the famous swallowing of a turtle.
Year: 1972
Publisher: Puffin Books
Pages: 110
Reading Level: Intermediate (ages 9-12)
Genre: Realistic/Comedy
Series Information: The first book of the Fudge series
Location: New York, Manhattan
Time period: Present Day (1970s)
Plot: Peter Hatcher’s little brother, Fudge, is always getting into trouble. Peter’s parents rely on him to help with his younger brother so much that Peter wonders if they keep him around just because he can help them control the feisty three year-old. SPOILER! Peter’s patience is tested to the limit when Fudge eats Peter’s pet turtle, Dribble.
Comments: This was a fun book to read. It was funny and lighthearted, but it still dealt with issues that are sure to trouble older children. How does one reconcile their needs for attention and love when they have a younger sibling who seems to require it more? Does the fact that the younger siblings get more attention mean that the older child is no longer wanted? While these can be tough issues, the book’s light-hearted tone will keep children reading to see what hijinks Fudge will get himself into next. The story is less plot-driven than one would expect. Each chapter is really a different example of how Fudge acts up, with the last chapter culminating in Fudge’s most insane act of all when he swallows Peter’s pet turtle, Dribble.
Red Flags: General overacting by Fudge, including a “flying” episode in which teeth are lost, and of course the famous swallowing of a turtle.
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