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austin7's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
jennymock's review against another edition
4.0
Fast read. The author does a good job of describing what being bullied is like. I'm curious about whether kids find the advice helpful.
bethgiven's review against another edition
4.0
Back when Jake Drake was in second grade, a superbully moved into town! Link calls Jake names and splashes water on his pants in the bathroom. Jake wishes he could just avoid Link -- but then his teacher pairs them together for a school project. At first, it's awful to be paired with the superbully ... but then Jake starts to see Link's unique strengths and weaknesses.
This book was a short one to read aloud and the writing was conversational and fun. I could tell my eight-year-old was enjoying it as much as I was, and we finished the whole book in only a few nights. My son immediately wanted to get ahold of the other Jake Drake books after finishing this one. I thought this was a really great early chapter book: engaging from the start, with a tight storyline and great characters.
This book was a short one to read aloud and the writing was conversational and fun. I could tell my eight-year-old was enjoying it as much as I was, and we finished the whole book in only a few nights. My son immediately wanted to get ahold of the other Jake Drake books after finishing this one. I thought this was a really great early chapter book: engaging from the start, with a tight storyline and great characters.
nikireads100's review against another edition
4.0
I only gave this four stars instead of five because it uses the word said a little to much for my taste. I feel like kids emulate what they read and nobody wants to read a paper that says said every five minutes or very for that matter. That aside this was a cute story about boy who realizes bullies aren’t always mean people, but just regular people. People or this case kids who just don’t have a better way to say or do something. This super bully had a hidden talent and a people mean order sister. So his bullying was a learned behavior. At any rate it reminds kids that you don’t have to stoop to a bullies level. As always Andrew Clements is master at the school story, and this book is great for first and second graders.
susylamb's review
2.0
We love to listen to Clement's books as audios. This wasn't our favorite of his books but we still enjoyed it!
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
4.0
Ever since he started preschool, Jake Drake has attracted bullies. But as he looks back at some of his exeriences with bullies, Jake realizes that the year he was in Mrs. Brattle's second grade class was when he finally understood how to deal with a bully.
SuperBully Link Baxter came to town and tormented Jake so much that he just didn't know what to do. By the time his social studies teacher forced the boys to do a project together, Jake knew he'd had enough. What did Jake do to become Jake Drake, Bully Buster? Read the book to find out.
SuperBully Link Baxter came to town and tormented Jake so much that he just didn't know what to do. By the time his social studies teacher forced the boys to do a project together, Jake knew he'd had enough. What did Jake do to become Jake Drake, Bully Buster? Read the book to find out.
biddywink's review against another edition
4.0
Jake Drake has a problem: Link Baxter, Super Bully. Jake has dealt with a bully before, but for a Super Bully, he'll need all his wits to end the reign of terror. Jake is clever and street-smart, with a fresh, frank voice. He's not the toughest kid in the school, so using violence to confront eh bully is not only out of the question, but stupid, as Jake knows. Transitional readers will enjoy reading about Jake and how he overcomes his troubles in the chapter book with a surprising end.
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