Spent enough time in the car recently to complete two short audiobooks. R.L. Stine's IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOREVER (MacMillan Audio 2011)is read by Matthew Brown with a wonderful mix of disbelief, horror, and indignation. Artie awakens on the first day of school (a new school for him) to find his cell phone almost dead. When he plugs it in, he nearly electrocutes himself. Breakfast is a horror when his little brother splatters Artie's hair with syrup. On the walk to school, Artie is dowsed by a passing truck. As the accidents mount up, Artie hits the most popular kid in school in the head, enters the wrong classroom, and finds himself in the underbelly of the school with a janitor who might just be growing pod people. How can it get worse? Simple, Artie wakes up the next day and it is Day #1 all over again. Think "Groundhog Day" at the heart, but if you know Stine, then you know there is more to the story. Use this to teach kids about hyperbole! <491>
This just reminded me of when I was in elementary school. I loved reading all of R.L. Stine's books. This books looks very interesting and it would be great to have the opportunity to read it at the beginning of a new year so that students can have that connection with Artie.
ReplyDeleteR.L Stine is very popular in my elementary library. I like that this book can be used to teach hyperbole. My inner teacher is always looking for a lesson within a book. :)
ReplyDeleteMy kids love R. L. Stine. I think this is a must for my library. The story sounds like one to read at the beginning of school!
ReplyDeleteI loved the movie Groundhog Day, I love R.L Stine's works, so needless to say I will probably enjoy this read.
ReplyDeleteMy students love the R.L. Stine books. It is the most popular section on the library. Kids this age love scary books. I don't recall loving scary books like students do today.
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