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Trouble Magnet
By Salisbury, Graham
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-701-2
- Publisher
- Wendy Lamb Books
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
Gr 2-4 In the first installment of a planned series, readers meet nine-year-old Calvin, whose singing-star father changed their last name from Novio to Coconut before leaving the family four years earlier. In Mr. Purdy's fourth-grade class in Kailua, HI, Calvin's year is off to a bad start when he accidentally lets loose his new pet centipede, forgets to pick up his little sister after school, and incurs the ire of middle-school bullies Tito and F...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In this entertaining series opener, fourth grader Calvin has trouble staying out of trouble at home and in school. Things get even toug...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on April 1, 2009
The first book in a planned series set in Oahu, Hawaii, Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet features a trouble-prone but well-meaning fourth grader who tumbles into one scrape after another. Each humorous escapade stems from Calvin’s own rash behavior. For instance, after promising to watch a stranger’s kite-boarding gear for a moment on the beach, Calvin instead hops up on the kite-board and suddenly finds himself bumping and bouncing along the shoreline when the wind picks up. His response when he discover...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
