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A review by holtfan
The Detention Club by David Yoo
3.0
I've never read a book that so loudly screamed middle school boy. Not necessarily middles school boy reader, though I'm sure they would enjoy it. I mean the narrator, Peter Lee. His cluelessness. His desire to fit in. His weird plans and random tangents. Even his one friend. This book doesn't sugarcoat anything: middle school boys are dumb.
But not to themselves.
This is an amusing middle school read along the lines of [a:Gordon Korman|2130|Gordon Korman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. If I have one major critique, it would be that it takes too long for Peter to get detention. Or maybe that his time in detention simply doesn't take up enough of the story.
The chapters are in the double-digits before he gets sent to detention. And even then, the other plotlines (like the invention fair) play more significant roles. It wouldn't feel so oddly unbalanced if the book wasn't literally titled The Detention Club. Or if the synopsis didn't center so heavily on Peter getting sent to detention. I wasn't really enjoying all the side plots because I was waiting for him to just get into trouble already.
Funny and worth a read, though. This would make a great NCFCA speech open.
But not to themselves.
This is an amusing middle school read along the lines of [a:Gordon Korman|2130|Gordon Korman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. If I have one major critique, it would be that it takes too long for Peter to get detention. Or maybe that his time in detention simply doesn't take up enough of the story.
The chapters are in the double-digits before he gets sent to detention. And even then, the other plotlines (like the invention fair) play more significant roles. It wouldn't feel so oddly unbalanced if the book wasn't literally titled The Detention Club. Or if the synopsis didn't center so heavily on Peter getting sent to detention. I wasn't really enjoying all the side plots because I was waiting for him to just get into trouble already.
Funny and worth a read, though. This would make a great NCFCA speech open.