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Exploits of a Reluctant (But Extremely Goodlooking) Hero
by
Maureen Fergus (Goodreads Author)
Meet a teenage hero who likes nothing better than to sit back with a bucket of fried chicken and a girlie magazine, waiting for his family plumbing fortune to come to him. But when our hero gets into some serious trouble, he's forced to volunteer at a local soup kitchen where he finds himself at the center of a struggle between the rich and the poor, the selfish and the se...more
Paperback, 215 pages
Published
March 1st 2007
by Kids Can Press
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Hell, it's summer and I'm entitled to some light reading, right? Exploits was just perfect. The main character is a Canadian boy who begins the novel pig headed, and selfish. He ends the novel only slightly redeemed, but by then the tone of self-congratulation is more ironic and easier to bear. The narrator's voice is engaging enough, but I found I was constantly irritated with his attitude. As the book progresses and the character grows, however, the jokes become much funnier and the book becom...more
The hero of this story is narrating his tale onto tapes in a sort of audio journal to make his mother happy. His tale of woe begins when he does something very, very bad, and as a result must spend time volunteering in a soup kitchen as punishment. There he finds himself in the middle of a battle between the rich and the poor over the future of the soup kitchen. And our hero could not possibly care less. He has no interest in civic duty or social activism or much of anything else. His only goal...more
The hero of this story is narrating his tale onto tapes in a sort of audio journal to make his mother happy. His tale of woe begins when he does something very, very bad, and as a result must spend time volunteering in a soup kitchen as punishment. There he finds himself in the middle of a battle between the rich and the poor over the future of the soup kitchen. And our hero could not possibly care less. He has no interest in civic duty or social activism or much of anything else. His only goal...more
Exploits of a relunctant (but extremley good looking) Hero is about a boy who gets in a situation. He has to serve at a soup kitchen for what he did. You may ask what what he did,but I will not tell you. Read the book to see what he did. You have to read the book to see what he did. If you just skim right through it you will miss it.
I am going to compare the main character and his dad. They have a lot of things in common since they are in the same family. They are both saving something they want...more
I am going to compare the main character and his dad. They have a lot of things in common since they are in the same family. They are both saving something they want...more
Michael Scott of Dunder-Mifflin had to be 13-years-old at some point. And that’s a fair description of the tape-recorded narrator of this book. The boy is never named, but that’s not for lack of ego. He demands attention, and entertainment, and mountains of Twinkies and Lucky Charms and fast food chicken. Just like Michael Scott, he spends a lot of time whining and wimpering. And just like the Office boss, he sees himself as a chiseled ladies’ man.
On the other hand, we never get a great sense o...more
On the other hand, we never get a great sense o...more
This book centers on a grade 7 boy, who would rather eat fried chicken and candy than his mother's cooking, and would rather read Playboy than do his homework. He has a strong sense that the world should revolve around him and gets put out when that doesn't happen. His teachers send him to a counsellor for inappropriate acts and talk at school, but that doesn't stop him. His parents make him get a paper route and volunteer at a soup kitchen, but he still keeps the attitude. It is only when the s...more
A funny book that should easily appeal to teenage guys. Our 'hero' is a self-obsessed thirteen year old that wishes his father would give him tips on how to take off a girl's bra, that he had more money to buy fried chicken and candy, that he DIDN'T have to volunteer at the local soup kitchen, take Ukrainian dance lessons, or do his paper-route. He is whiny, obnoxious, and crude... and yet you can't help but laugh at the way he expresses himself, the situations he gets himself into, and just the...more
I really like this book because compared to the other books this one makes me laugh with ever page that goes by. This book is a memoir but is like a series of recordings. It is about a boy who is going through various changes and his mom wants him to keep voice diaries, but doesn't call them that. Where i stopped he just figured out that he is going to own his grandpas' business and thinks that he will het a lot of money, but his best friend roger is looking at all the negatives to him moving.
Porn and fried chicken are what the reluctant hero of this diary-style story likes best. Unfortunately, a stint volunteering at the local soup kitchen put him in the middle between his soup kitchen friends and his business-owner father.[return][return]Reading the way 13-year-old boys talk, this book is laugh-out-loud funny. Should appeal to reluctant readers, both boys and girls.
The lead character is so vacuous and annoying I didn't think I could possibly end up liking him... and yet. I thought this was great teen fiction with boy appeal, and a good balance of inanities and strong plot. I just wish I'd known when I was a teenager there'd been books like this, so I could have understood how boys' brains really worked... :-)
This is honestly one of the funniest novels I've read in ages. I practically fell off my chair laughing a few times, pounding the table, tears streaming down my face. Think of it as like Adrian Mole, but with normal parents and more of a plot. The protagonist is your typical thirteen-year-old boy: arrogant, selfish, oblivious, and besieged by puberty. The author portrayed the adolescent boy friendships perfectly, and the details about the narrator's growing up meshed perfectly into the story. T...more
It's like diary of a wimpy kid for an older crowd. The "hero" is extremely self centered and unlikeable, but the story itself is hilarious. Good for boys.
This book really surprised me. The "reluctant hero" is a disturbed and totally self absorbed teenager. There were many moments that left me laughing so hard I was crying. This kid is seriously messed up and just when I thought he was hopeless---he flips on me and grows into a caring person who fights for those less fortunate. I loved this book.
funny
It's funny but a little umm... TEEN at some parts.
HILARIOUS! Filled with wit and sarcasm, this is a great read for any teen or adult who loves to laugh.
Niel randomly found this at the library in the teen section. It is pretty hilarious.
Kind of funny. A little too much adult humor for a young adult book.
Hilarious.
hilarious!
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I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When I was sixteen my family moved east; while there, I received an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from McGill University. Upon gradutating, I moved back to Winnipeg to embark upon my business career. I have worked in the aerospace, biopharmaceuti...more
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