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meenagirl's review against another edition
5.0
From my son (9):
This story was about some people who found this mysterious mud that is dangerous and no one should touch it.
I gave it 5 stars is because it is really good. I really like it. It is a very interesting story. I liked the part where the girl falls in the mud. I liked how it ended.
This story was about some people who found this mysterious mud that is dangerous and no one should touch it.
I gave it 5 stars is because it is really good. I really like it. It is a very interesting story. I liked the part where the girl falls in the mud. I liked how it ended.
mdevlin923's review against another edition
3.0
Tamaya and Marshall attend Woodridge Academy...a prestigious school that champions virtue and valor. In an attempt to avoid a bully, Marshall leads Tamaya through the forbidden forest surrounding the school. Tamaya comes across strange fuzzy mud, which she shoves in the bullies face. Throughout the next 24 hours, Tamaya's hand (the skin that was exposed to the mud) starts turning into a rash that quickly spreads. The next day at school, the two kids learn that the bully has gone missing. Tamaya feels guilty, and searches in the forest to find him...but she soon realizes that the fuzzy mud has spread, and that it's incredibly dangerous.
A suspenseful science-fiction/adventure story.
A suspenseful science-fiction/adventure story.
heathercottledillon's review against another edition
2.0
I've loved everything else I've read by Louis Sachar, so I was really looking forward to this title. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. I didn't feel connected to the characters, and the plot is pretty simple. I kept expecting a big twist that never came. Perhaps my expectations were just too high.
reader4evr's review against another edition
4.0
Listened to the audio and interesting concept with all of the narrators.
This whole book made me gag but it a good way! The descriptions of the Fuzzy Mud were so good I felt like I knew it exactly what it looked like and also the symptoms of it as well.
Not what I expected from Louis Sachar but hopefully kids that loved Holes will want to pick this one up.
This whole book made me gag but it a good way! The descriptions of the Fuzzy Mud were so good I felt like I knew it exactly what it looked like and also the symptoms of it as well.
Not what I expected from Louis Sachar but hopefully kids that loved Holes will want to pick this one up.
kiara_barus's review against another edition
Okay, I would've finished it if it weren't for the annoying characters. I know this is a unpopular opinion but i don't care.
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
Quite a unique little story from Sacher, of Holes fame. Very short, but with great points to make and using a contemporary frame of reference that young people will find familiar.
It's about this mud, fuzzy mud... that might signal the end of the world. Yep, you read that right. If you're trying to picture what Fuzzy mud might look like, you're not alone!
Witness testimony is dotted throughout the book, after the events of the story, looking back at the period a few months in the past when the world came very close to the brink of major viral pandemic, starting in a small town.
These were intriguing parts for me - the whizzkid scientist not quite in control of everything about his brainchild 'baby', his creation that may save us from using petrol but if mutated may kill us instead.
The people who get themselves in the path of this virus are, inevitably, children. Neighbours Marshall and Tamaya always walk to shcool and home together, though different ages, and never go in the woods adjacent to their route. Until one evening the school bully threatens Marshall and wants to fight him. Chad of course follows as they attempt to escape through the woods... Later Tamaya discovers a strange rash on her arm. ANd so it begins.
Readers realise from the future trials and testimony what is about to happen to these children and their town, and it's left ambiguous if harm comes to any of them, which does make it a little more tense and exciting.
It does feel a little cut off, it could have been longer and more developed, but the structure is all there, the story is complete, character development is good, and it's a plot you don't often in children's fiction, and could play well with teachers looking at social and health issues as well as those looking for a good class read about bullying.
Excellent idea, in safe hands with Sacher.
Review of a Netgalley advance copy.
It's about this mud, fuzzy mud... that might signal the end of the world. Yep, you read that right. If you're trying to picture what Fuzzy mud might look like, you're not alone!
Witness testimony is dotted throughout the book, after the events of the story, looking back at the period a few months in the past when the world came very close to the brink of major viral pandemic, starting in a small town.
These were intriguing parts for me - the whizzkid scientist not quite in control of everything about his brainchild 'baby', his creation that may save us from using petrol but if mutated may kill us instead.
The people who get themselves in the path of this virus are, inevitably, children. Neighbours Marshall and Tamaya always walk to shcool and home together, though different ages, and never go in the woods adjacent to their route. Until one evening the school bully threatens Marshall and wants to fight him. Chad of course follows as they attempt to escape through the woods... Later Tamaya discovers a strange rash on her arm. ANd so it begins.
Readers realise from the future trials and testimony what is about to happen to these children and their town, and it's left ambiguous if harm comes to any of them, which does make it a little more tense and exciting.
It does feel a little cut off, it could have been longer and more developed, but the structure is all there, the story is complete, character development is good, and it's a plot you don't often in children's fiction, and could play well with teachers looking at social and health issues as well as those looking for a good class read about bullying.
Excellent idea, in safe hands with Sacher.
Review of a Netgalley advance copy.
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing groundbreaking here, but an entertaining read from Sachar. I think kids will relate to Tamaya and Marshall and some of the issues they deal with such as bullying, and then you throw some fuzzy mud into the mix and things get a little more interesting. I feel like maybe more could have been done with the concept, but I still enjoyed it because Sachar is such a pro.
edshara's review against another edition
3.0
Was an okay read and a fast one too. It's what I would expect from a typical Middle Grade book. It was a good easy read, didn't have to put much thought or emotion into it. It kind of cleansed the palette. While I've read some middle grade books and thought, wow are you sure this is for kids? I didn't really have that feeing with this. Still I'd say it was a decent book.
katekling's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0