Miracle Wimp
by Erik P. Kraft
by Erik P. Kraft
MIRACLE WIMP by Erik P. Kraft
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 8/1/07
Publisher: Little, Brown
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 4 Stars
MIRACLE WIMP by Erik P. Kraft is the account of life as a high school nerd. Tom Mayo, yes Mayo, hence the
nickname Miracle Wimp, tells his story.
Early on, Tom attempts to explain how he tried to tell his tormentors the Donkeys (jock-types) that mayonnaise and
Miracle Whip were not the same, but no one ever said the Donkeys were very bright.
As many will remember, high school can be filled with “painful” moments, and Tom describes them well. Constructed in
one to two page snippets, MIRACLE WIMP is one high school torture after another. There are wedgie victims, a
terrifying shop teacher with pointless shop class projects, gym class tortures like group showers, “flag” football, and
wrestling, not to mention first dates and the nerve-racking fear of driver's ed.
Anyone with high school experience can relate to Tom’s stories. Spend two hours at a local diner drinking coffee and
eating pickle spears? According to Tom Mayo, that's a pretty cool thing to do when you are a high school kid with very
little money, especially if the coffee is 50 cents and the pickles are free.
MIRACLE WIMP is a fast read with its short chapters and plentiful chuckles. It should be a success with both current
and up-and-coming high schoolers as well as a few adults who want to remember the "good old days."
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 8/1/07
Publisher: Little, Brown
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 4 Stars
MIRACLE WIMP by Erik P. Kraft is the account of life as a high school nerd. Tom Mayo, yes Mayo, hence the
nickname Miracle Wimp, tells his story.
Early on, Tom attempts to explain how he tried to tell his tormentors the Donkeys (jock-types) that mayonnaise and
Miracle Whip were not the same, but no one ever said the Donkeys were very bright.
As many will remember, high school can be filled with “painful” moments, and Tom describes them well. Constructed in
one to two page snippets, MIRACLE WIMP is one high school torture after another. There are wedgie victims, a
terrifying shop teacher with pointless shop class projects, gym class tortures like group showers, “flag” football, and
wrestling, not to mention first dates and the nerve-racking fear of driver's ed.
Anyone with high school experience can relate to Tom’s stories. Spend two hours at a local diner drinking coffee and
eating pickle spears? According to Tom Mayo, that's a pretty cool thing to do when you are a high school kid with very
little money, especially if the coffee is 50 cents and the pickles are free.
MIRACLE WIMP is a fast read with its short chapters and plentiful chuckles. It should be a success with both current
and up-and-coming high schoolers as well as a few adults who want to remember the "good old days."