| Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look |
ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER
SCARY THINGS by Lenore Look
Illustrated by: Leuyen Pham
Release Date: 7/8/08
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 176
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen
There are several things you should know about Alvin Ho. The
first is that he is afraid of everything. He fears elevators, the
dark, heights, scary movies, and, most of all, school. The
second thing is that Alvin is so afraid of school that he can’t
even talk when he’s there. He can talk fine everywhere else, but
school is too much.
To help him survive, Alvin carries a PDK - a Personal Disaster
Kit - which is full of equipment. The most important part of the
PDK, though, are the emergency plans, which include plans for
meeting your teacher, getting through show-and-tell, and how to
make friends.
Alvin spends the start of his second grade year trying to survive,
figuring out ways to get out of school, and learning how to make
friends, all with humorous and sometimes disastrous results.
Perfect for readers making the jump to chapter books, this is a
fun, laugh-out-loud read. Author Lenore Look and Illustrator
LeUyen Pham make a great team. The illustrations add to the
emotion of the story and help bring Alvin to life.
If you’re looking for a younger version of DIARY OF A WIMPY
KID, look no further than ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS,
SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS. A great read for all
ages, I hope there’s more to come featuring Alvin Ho!
SCARY THINGS by Lenore Look
Illustrated by: Leuyen Pham
Release Date: 7/8/08
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 176
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen
There are several things you should know about Alvin Ho. The
first is that he is afraid of everything. He fears elevators, the
dark, heights, scary movies, and, most of all, school. The
second thing is that Alvin is so afraid of school that he can’t
even talk when he’s there. He can talk fine everywhere else, but
school is too much.
To help him survive, Alvin carries a PDK - a Personal Disaster
Kit - which is full of equipment. The most important part of the
PDK, though, are the emergency plans, which include plans for
meeting your teacher, getting through show-and-tell, and how to
make friends.
Alvin spends the start of his second grade year trying to survive,
figuring out ways to get out of school, and learning how to make
friends, all with humorous and sometimes disastrous results.
Perfect for readers making the jump to chapter books, this is a
fun, laugh-out-loud read. Author Lenore Look and Illustrator
LeUyen Pham make a great team. The illustrations add to the
emotion of the story and help bring Alvin to life.
If you’re looking for a younger version of DIARY OF A WIMPY
KID, look no further than ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS,
SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS. A great read for all
ages, I hope there’s more to come featuring Alvin Ho!