Just couldn't get into this one, and my two children who are boy and girl, 6 and 8, weren't the target audience either.

The story is about a boy who has shrinking episodes where he gets down to the size of a toe. The weirder thing is that he has a brother, Pablo, who is always small that no one knows about and who was born in his ear. (Reminds me of Zeus and Athena)

Positives:
Lively narrative with a school setting that older children will probably relate to: there's a bully and diverse school population.

Negatives:
Older kids probably won't mind, but many adults are not going to like that negative tone that the Funkster takes towards the females in his family.

Other:

The Accelerated Rating level for this book is 3.6 (ATOS) which means that the average 3rd Grader in the 6th month of school should be able to read this book without getting too frustrated by words they don't know.

The Interest Level is given as 3rd thru 6th Grade.

Overall, an average sort of book that just wasn't our cuppa at the moment. Perhaps in a few years.

Pam T for www.BooksForKids-Reviews.com
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