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Finally the Kirkus review below mentions Jerry Spinelli and yes if you read SLOB your next author should be Spinelli.Īn intriguingly offbeat mystery concerning the theft of cookies from a boy’s lunch, at turns humorous, suspenseful and poignant. You might also look for 35 Kilos of hope which has a similar tone. If you enjoy SLOB - and I sincerely recommend you try to get your hands on this book - then you might also enjoy two Australian books The Tuckshop kid by Pat Flynn and Fat Four-eyed and useless by David Hill. My friend Mr K has written a terrific review and he gives this book five out of five. In our school library we will mark this book Grade six only as there are some violent scenes. This is a book that a senior primary student will enjoy. Joining this group means conflict at home between Caitlin now called Jeremy and Mom. They only wear boys' clothes and cut their hair in boy haircuts.' ' There are seven other girls in the club and they have all changed their names to boys' names.

His sister has joined a group of girls at school called the GWAB - girls who are boys. Owen's family is another complex dimension to this story. He is using parts scavenged from building sites to make an electronic device which can pick up signals sent into space from earth over one year ago.

Now it seems the teacher is also attacking Mason.Īt home Owen is working on an elaborate invention which will help him solve a mystery. The teacher is deliberately cruel to Owen and every session is torture. The worst lesson of the day for Owen is PE. This new student has dreadful scars down one side of his face and an reputation for violence. School is an especially tough place for Owen and things become even harder when a new kid arrives. Owen Birnbaum is fat but he is also a very intelligent boy and an inventor. I had no idea what was would happen in this story. Ellen Potter has written a plot that is impossible to second guess.

Slob by Ellen Potter