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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
Ben is psyched to learn that Pete’s Pizza is giving away all the little plastic balls from its ball pit -- “as is” -- to anyone who can tote them away (“I know Katie McLeod’s little brother puked in there at his birthday party, so I had a pretty good idea of what ‘as is’ meant. Still, free!”). Ben gets the great idea of filling up his classroom with them, creating the kickoff event for a series of tricks done by the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012 | Intermediate Fiction
Using a pickle-making club as cover, narrator Ben handpicks his crew for the P.T.A. (Prank and Trick Association). The elation everyone ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on December 1, 2012
An entertaining novel with a fun concept—a group of sixth graders become “secret agents” to pull undercover pranks. Young readers will enjoy imagining the opening gag—filling an entire classroom with plastic balls from a pizza parlor’s de...Log In or Sign Up to Read More