| Title | : | The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 (Classroom 13, 2) |
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| ISBN | : | 0316464562 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780316464567 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 |
| Publication | : | Published September 12, 2017 |
For fans of Captain Underpants or Sideways Stories from Wayside School, this new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers.
When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse finds a magic lamp, she releases a genie--um, I mean, a Djinn--who agrees to grant each of her students ONE WISH!
You might think this was fantastic, but it was not. It was a frightful idea! With magic wishes come hungry dinosaurs, stinky pizza, photographing paparazzi, and other huge mistakes. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, you should be careful what you wish for.
What would YOU do with one magic wish? The final chapter of each book encourages young readers to write their OWN chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee!
The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 is the second title in a new chapter book series of hilarious stories about a very unlucky classroom. Each story is full of humor, action, and fun that will prompt hours of conversation among friends, families, and classrooms.
The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 (Classroom 13, 2) Reviews
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Two hilarious books in the Classroom 13 series, in one the kids get wishes and in the other the kids are superheroes (or villains whichever they want).
I read these two in Dutch but want to write my review in English. I am also combining the reviews because the books follow the same pattern. It begins with the teacher, we see something happen in the classroom and then we read per child what happens to them, interspersed is the narrator who sometimes pops up, at least I would call it the narrator.
I don't know why my library has books 2 and 4 and not the rest, but hey, that is the libraries here for you. They don't know how to add books correctly it seems.
In these two books we see the kids in Classroom 13 experience some amazing things that had me wishing I could be in that classroom myself. It seems that there is always something happening. In these two books the kids get a chance for a wish and they get zapped by radioactive lightning and get superpowers. I had so much fun reading these books and getting to meet the kids. Since I read the books in Dutch I will use the Dutch names as I have no clue what the names are in English, at least not until I get the 3 books I ordered on Amazon (yes, I couldn't resist or wait for the library to get them in Dutch). I loved Hugo and how he spoke French and then instead of awesome superpowers... he went from French to Spanish. *snorts* There is Lucita who wants to fly.. but just floats. And really don't give the kid who is often sick fire powers.. Dang. You sneeze you lose. I loved reading about the other superpowers as well. And then there were the wishes. Oh boy, that genie is just as evil as most of the genies are. I know already that if I meet a genie, I will just say no thank you and step away. You have to be so careful with your wishes. Look at the kid who wished to be a merman (Liam) or the girl who wanted infinite wishes (Amber) and see how those turned out. I think the only one happy is the idiot of the class (Milan).
With each book there are also one or more kids who are coincidentally not in the class when things happen. I had a laugh, though I also thought it was sad for them. At least in the book with the genie one of the kids still got their wish.
And with each book we also get to see the thoughts of the classroom. Yes, really. And it is not amused. :P
I liked that you can read the books out of order, well, ish. There are still some spoilers for the other books, and during the classroom chapters we see that he has already committed to doing revenge 2 and 4 times.
I also really liked how each of these books stories ended. It give me quite a few giggles.
I just have to mention that I found one of the kids a tad meh. I get that we are heading towards terribleness with the earth, but to say ALL adults are bad? All adults to have to go? Sorry, but what? I am sure many adults are trying their best to make something of the world. Maybe you should just focus on the worldleaders? The politicians? People with influence who don't give a rats ass?
The illustrations are just wonderful and I love how well they fit with this silly and funny series.
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It's the best book I've ever read. It was so interesting.
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Miss 3 says her wish would be for chocolate bars :) I liked the book (probably more than Miss 3). I think 6-8 year olds would find it funny. It's very Monkey's Paw in the sense of wishes backfiring in hilarious ways. For instance, wishing for a unicorn might sound good in theory but what if it only eats pink iced cupcakes and needs daily glitter baths and has heaps of rainbow poop that needs to be cleaned up and does thousands of dollars in property damage.
The chapters are very short as there are a lot of wishes to cover for the various kids. There is grown up thought given to the consequences but it's still narrated in an amusing light hearted way and there aren't any tears when the T-Rex leaves town chasing a giant hot dog truck. -
Childrens Early chapter book. After being disappointed and a little angry from reading the first book, I had to see if the series redeemed itself. Luckily this one was much more palatable. The teacher, Ms. Linda, found a magic lamp on her way to school. Each student is granted a wish by a djinn (not a genie! he insists). Even though the consequences of the wishes are similar in nature to the consequences of the lottery winnings, it felt more expected for the wishes to backfire. Students wished for a unicorn, a dinosaur, a lifetime supply of pizza, world peace, etc. Several students used their wish accidentally. This story is much more funny and less mean-spirited than the first one. This one I could see reading aloud to a class.
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Tja, een opeenstapeling van wensen van de kinderen uit klas 13 die stuk voor stuk anders uitpakken dan bedoeld. Niet mijn humor en teveel los zand zodat ik ook niet gegrepen werd door het verhaal. Ik weet niet hoe het afloopt (behalve dat ik net even de laatste bladzijde heb opgeslagen 😊, zeer tegen mijn principes). Met andere woorden, één van de zeldzame boeken die ik NIET heb uitgelezen. En natuurlijk zijn er kinderen die dit wél leuk vinden. Vanaf 8 jaar
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Super fun read aloud!
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A very cute funny book, perfect for a read aloud.
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Continuation of the series—so silly but the kids eat it up. A fun read with quick chapters like the last book.
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Funny
