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Journal of a Schoolyard Bully: Notes on Noogies, Wet Willies, and Wedgies
by
Farley Katz
In the tradition of the mega successful DIARY OF A WIMPY KIDand DORK DIARIES comesNiko Taylor, a school bully who must keep a journal to right all the wrongs he has done, but Niko, being a habitual trouble-maker, has other ideas.
Niko Kaylor, the terror of his middle school, doles out wedgies and collects money he doesn’t need.When he is forced to begin keeping a journal of...more
Niko Kaylor, the terror of his middle school, doles out wedgies and collects money he doesn’t need.When he is forced to begin keeping a journal of...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
September 13th 2011
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published August 30th 2011)
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The subtitle to this book is “notes on noogies, wet willies, and wedgies.” This book tells the story of Niko Kayler. He is a bully in his school. He likes being a bully. One day he gets into trouble and has a meeting with vice principle Jones, his mom and his psychiatrist. His vice principle informed him at that meeting that if he got into trouble one more time that he would be expelled from Checkers Nixon Memorial. This causes Niko to evaluate his bullying and at the advice of his therapist, he...more
I'm pretty sure I'm not the target audience for this book, so that might be part of why I didn't enjoy it so much. I just wasn't able to get past the message that celebrating bullies sends to kids.
There's an author's note at the beginning that detailed how the reader was supposed to be laughing at the bully not with him, but I'm not sure that came across in the story. Especially since it never really seemed like Niko got his just deserts in the end. The author's note seemed to be tacked on at th...more
There's an author's note at the beginning that detailed how the reader was supposed to be laughing at the bully not with him, but I'm not sure that came across in the story. Especially since it never really seemed like Niko got his just deserts in the end. The author's note seemed to be tacked on at th...more
Niko Kayler assumes an Alfred E. Newman disguise as this self-proclaimed überbully postures through the dimensions of a very serious subject. Current media publishes alarming information about the happenings and issues surrounding bullying in schools, cyberspace, and elsewhere. Farley Katz’s Mad Magazine treatment intends to entertain while enlightening his audience with global examples of bullying through the unlikely protagonist of Niko.
Through his comic-book satire, Katz attempts to trace bul...more
Through his comic-book satire, Katz attempts to trace bul...more
I found this while sorting my room out, it happened to be in the wadrobe. It was sent for review and I must of lost it in the midst of all the stuff I have. I went into reading this thinking it was going to be like Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Which I loved (well the film) It tells the tale of a boy called Niko who happens to love bullying people. He bullies people that much that he has to have some counselling. I found this book to be rather boring and not funny at all. There was no moral to the story...more
Farley Katz has written and illustrated a wonderful book about bullying from the bully's point of view. This one should provoke a lot of discussions for children, their parents and teachers. I didn't know that you could actually feel sorry for a bully, but Niko Kaylor with all his bravado and intelligence is actually a confused and angry boy. Niko is forced to write a journal by his mother, his therapist and the school. He illustrates it with all the hatred and anger he can muster and writes wha...more
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Niko is a damn smart bully. Yeah, there is a tone of surprise in that statement. I never thought bullies can be smart. I was one of the “nerds” so I was definitely bullied (by girls, which was much worse if you ask me). But that was a long time ago; I’ve forgotten about them and have moved on to better things in life. Ha-ha!
But really, Niko really is smart. Using big words, referencing Charles Darwin, knowing how to pronounce “rendezvous”… I am impressed. And...more
Niko is a damn smart bully. Yeah, there is a tone of surprise in that statement. I never thought bullies can be smart. I was one of the “nerds” so I was definitely bullied (by girls, which was much worse if you ask me). But that was a long time ago; I’ve forgotten about them and have moved on to better things in life. Ha-ha!
But really, Niko really is smart. Using big words, referencing Charles Darwin, knowing how to pronounce “rendezvous”… I am impressed. And...more
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I was selected to receive this book through Goodreads First Reads Program. Both my 10-year-old daughter and I read the book.
Journal of a Schoolyard Bully: Notes on Noogies, Wet Willies, and Wedgies is a book similar in style to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Dork Diaries. It features cartoons alongside text to tell the story of Niko Kaylor, the school bully. Niko has been asked to keep a journal by his therapist.
This book does have several amusing moments. I did find myself chuckling out loud a...more
Journal of a Schoolyard Bully: Notes on Noogies, Wet Willies, and Wedgies is a book similar in style to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Dork Diaries. It features cartoons alongside text to tell the story of Niko Kaylor, the school bully. Niko has been asked to keep a journal by his therapist.
This book does have several amusing moments. I did find myself chuckling out loud a...more
I received an advance readers' edition of this book for free through GoodReads First Reads.
Each page of this book has a picture and about one paragraph of text, so it's a very fast read. The book is cute, funny, and entertaining. But I was hoping for a bit more.
In the "Dear Reviewer" page at the very beginning, the author says we should "laugh at the expense of the bully," but I never really found myself laughing at him. The funny parts of the book weren't exactly at his expense in my opinion....more
Each page of this book has a picture and about one paragraph of text, so it's a very fast read. The book is cute, funny, and entertaining. But I was hoping for a bit more.
In the "Dear Reviewer" page at the very beginning, the author says we should "laugh at the expense of the bully," but I never really found myself laughing at him. The funny parts of the book weren't exactly at his expense in my opinion....more
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(We received this book from Goodreads First Reads.)
This book was interesting. Some of Niko's ideas and bullying were a little far fetched. But I will admit I did chuckle quite a few times while reading this.
Niko is an insecure kid who hides that by being a bully to all the other kids and even some adults.
This book is a very quick read since it contains quite a few illustrations, which were very well done.
I think kids and adults of any age would enjoy th...more
(We received this book from Goodreads First Reads.)
This book was interesting. Some of Niko's ideas and bullying were a little far fetched. But I will admit I did chuckle quite a few times while reading this.
Niko is an insecure kid who hides that by being a bully to all the other kids and even some adults.
This book is a very quick read since it contains quite a few illustrations, which were very well done.
I think kids and adults of any age would enjoy th...more
I received
Journal of a Schoolyard Bully
by Farley Katz through the Goodreads Firstreads program. The font was fun and the illustrations were well done. Unfortunately that's pretty much the extent of the positive things I have to say about this book. I'd really like to know what the author was thinking when he wrote this. Mr. Katz, who is the youngest staff cartooner for The New Yorker, clearly has talent but this book is certainly not evidence of it.
I will say that it seems to be a pretty ac...more
I will say that it seems to be a pretty ac...more
Rcvd this book as a win from Goodreads. Thank you. Will be perfect for my grand daughter who just enjoyed seeing the movie Diary of a Wimpy kid. Easy to read, lots of cartoons. This is a child's Bully Log, of why he is a bully, what he has done, and in the end, what is done to the bullier. Niko finds out, not so nice to be on the other end of the receiving. Unfortunately, at the end, he does not repent...and I can only suppose, there will be a sequel or Diary II of "What it Really means to be a...more
I liked this Young Adult book - with its fun kid illustrations and font - and point of view of the "bully" and his trials and tribulations. I especially liked his journal entries about his sessions with his psychologist (hysterical) yet they eventually had an effect on his behavior. I also liked the condemnation of "cyberbullying" as "cheap and dirty". This is a fun, quick read for kids and adults alike.
First off, I must put out there that I know I'm not the target audience for this book. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as the student who's currently reading it is. It was quite humorous in parts -- the cartoons were great! I enjoyed the "Bully Hall of Fame" (Santa, Garfield, Napoleon) and "Bullying Threat Levels", as well as the lighter practical jokes (fart-scented paper airplanes).
But Niko didn't learn anything, didn't really change throughout the story. There were hints of possible transfor...more
But Niko didn't learn anything, didn't really change throughout the story. There were hints of possible transfor...more
I graciously received this book through a giveaway on first reads.
I have never read the diary of a wimpy kid books, so I can't compare it to those. However this book did have a lot of nice graphics to go along with the text. The text was at times hard to read because it was in a child type handwriting.
This book was mainly about how a bully loves to bully. He is not remorseful and in fact proud of what he does. He gets a taste of his own medicine and still wants to be a bully. I'm not sure this...more
I have never read the diary of a wimpy kid books, so I can't compare it to those. However this book did have a lot of nice graphics to go along with the text. The text was at times hard to read because it was in a child type handwriting.
This book was mainly about how a bully loves to bully. He is not remorseful and in fact proud of what he does. He gets a taste of his own medicine and still wants to be a bully. I'm not sure this...more
This is what happens when you ask a cartoonist to write a kids' book. Great concept, but it loses any direction when it tries to stretch past ten pages. So start reading it, and when it gets pointless move on to something else. Where are all the good editors these days? With some sense of plot, this could be a great book.
I won this from First-Reads. My 11 year old liked it. He thought it would be more realistic, but to him it read more like a cartoon tv show. He was disappointed that the bully never got into serious trouble or became nicer at the end. Parts of the book were funny but he much prefers the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
My younger brother absolutely loved this and so did I. It is funny, energetic and ironic. After winning this, I sat down and took chunks of laughter with me to the grave. It is lovable and the character really grows on you. Thank you goodreads!
First Reads winner - thanks!!
Just finished and I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. I thought the idea was clever, but the story itself fell flat. It was too random for my taste. There was not a clear story to follow - just some disjointed ramblings by the main character.
I also found the text hard to read (I have an advance reader's copy). I like the diary/journal format and handwriting fonts, but font was difficult to read in this size. Although, in the finished copy this may not be as muc...more
Just finished and I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. I thought the idea was clever, but the story itself fell flat. It was too random for my taste. There was not a clear story to follow - just some disjointed ramblings by the main character.
I also found the text hard to read (I have an advance reader's copy). I like the diary/journal format and handwriting fonts, but font was difficult to read in this size. Although, in the finished copy this may not be as muc...more
I received this book through a goodreads giveaway.
I'm sure I'm not the target audience for this book. I found it pretty funny sometimes and the illustrations were clever. Niko's bullying techniques are hyperbolic. He builds machines to help him bully and creates elaborate plots to escape the consequences of his actions. If I had to guess, I'd say that middle schoolers won't love the book. Bullied kids will be upset that Niko never recognizes the error of his ways. Kids who bully (these two grou...more
I'm sure I'm not the target audience for this book. I found it pretty funny sometimes and the illustrations were clever. Niko's bullying techniques are hyperbolic. He builds machines to help him bully and creates elaborate plots to escape the consequences of his actions. If I had to guess, I'd say that middle schoolers won't love the book. Bullied kids will be upset that Niko never recognizes the error of his ways. Kids who bully (these two grou...more
I won this book through Goodreads First Reads. The book was okay. It is about a bully who gets into trouble for his actions and has to find ways to continue bullying without getting into trouble. I believe it is supposed to be comical. I am not certain what the target audience would be. It is not appropriate for young kids, but I don't think it would keep adolescents interested. The best that I can say is that it was an okay book and that it could surprise me and become a huge hit in the middle...more
For more reviews check out Books to the Sky.
I received this book from Goodreads First Reads.
This book was interesting. Some of Niko's ideas and bullying were a little far fetched. But I will admit I did chuckle quite a few times while reading this.
Niko is an insecure kid who hides that by being a bully to all the other kids and even some adults.
This book is a very quick read since it contains quite a few illustrations, which were very well done.
I think kids and adults of any age would enjoy this...more
I received this book from Goodreads First Reads.
This book was interesting. Some of Niko's ideas and bullying were a little far fetched. But I will admit I did chuckle quite a few times while reading this.
Niko is an insecure kid who hides that by being a bully to all the other kids and even some adults.
This book is a very quick read since it contains quite a few illustrations, which were very well done.
I think kids and adults of any age would enjoy this...more
this was a funny book because at the end he gets bullied by other bullies and then he says ill show these bullies who the real bully is it was funny the whole book
Not sure how I feel about this book. I kept hoping that the bully would see the error his ways. I liked the format of the book, just not sure about the story itself.
I received this book for free from the Goodreads first-read giveaway. Kinda fun & silly book that brought back memoriers from school daze. Really quick to read with lots of cartoons.
I highly recommend this book for anyone
FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way.
FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way.
We(my soon & I) just didn't like this. It doesn't have the magic that the Diary of a Wimpy Kids series has.
Tries to hard to be like Diary of a Wimpy Kid but lacks the charm and humor of that series.
Nov 07, 2012
Pattersen
added it
it is super funny and i think that this book would be great for kids
Meh, this totally misses it's target audience. Some of the references are pretty obscure.
Free giveaway from Goodreads. My 9 year-old offered to read and review as she is a huge fan of the "Wimpy" series and ths seemed so similar. As she finally finished the book a month aftr beginning (and reading several between), she said she hoped it wasn't a series. There was humor in parts as she did quote to me and laugh aloud in parts, but overall her expectations were not met. The story did not hold her attention nor did it inspire her to gulp it down in one setting as many stories do. If it...more
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At 26, Farley Katz is the youngest staff cartoonist for The New Yorker, where he's published over fifty cartoons. Last year he wrote and edited the New Yorker's comedy blog, The Cartoon Lounge. He's written jokes and drawn cartoons for Mad Magazine, Saturday Night Live, and The Harvard Lampoon, where he was an editor in college.
After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles where he developed a comedy...more
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