There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (Hardcover)

from jasminemarie

One of my favorite books from my childhood. I remember my 6th grade teacher reading it and every year, I read it to my students. There's something about the way Louis Sachar writes that makes stories easy to read aloud and are well-loved by all children.

from shabacus

A great book for children, and one that has a message for adults that read it as well. The main character starts out as a wholly unlikeable little boy, but as the story progresses (and dips into his head), we find ourselves first empathizing with him, and then rooting for him. We see him make bad...

from ironicqueery

There's a Boy in The Girls' Bathroom is an excellent book conveying the feelings of kids trying to find their place among one another. Louis Sachar does a wonderful job explaining the emotions involved in being an outcast and the complicated reasons for odd behavior. While easily speaking to chil...

from ironicqueery

There's a Boy in The Girls' Bathroom is an excellent book conveying the feelings of kids trying to find their place among one another. Louis Sachar does a wonderful job explaining the emotions involved in being an outcast and the complicated reasons for odd behavior. While easily speaking to chil...

from

This would've received 4 stars if the ending hadn't been quite so neatly tied up, and a key event involving parents quite so cartoonish. I was big fan of Holes (book and movie, which he scripted). This is for a younger audience. I think the title falsely suggests something silly along the lines o...