Wednesday, June 24, 2009
What We're Reading: Laurie
Shredderman: Secret Identity, Book 1 by Wendelin Van Draanen.
Nolan Byrd is a hard working, shy fifth grader who doesn't have a lot friends. Nolan is constantly being picked on by the class bully, Bubba Bixby, who has dubbed him "Byrd the Nerd". When Nolan's teacher doles out a writing assignment on the topic "Is there something that you feel angry about? An injustice you see in the world?" Nolan decides to write about the injustice of being tormented by Bubba Bixby. Nolan secretly uses his digital camera to catch Bubba in his acts of terror while creating a secret identity for himself at his web site shredderman.com. Shredderman gives Nolan confidence and allows him to bond with other students who want to see truth and justice prevail. This book is full of hilarious moments and will keep you laughing out loud.
If you like book 1, check out the rest of Nolan's adventures in the series:
Shredderman: Attack of the Tagger , Book 2
Shredderman: Meet the Gecko, Book 3
Shredderman: Enemy Spy, Book 4
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