Arty may be shorter--much shorter--than the average teen, but that doesn't mean his problems are small. This acclaimed debut novel is hilarious, of...
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Mar 12, 2011
Christian
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When Arty is beat up by Kurt one time too many, he seeks out the "outcasts" who form the secret underground at the school to get revenge on his brother. The revenge plot is rather intriguing and impressively pulled off by the underground, who know—and document—pretty much all there is to know about each student at Millard Fillmore.
I wasn't overly impressed with the book. It was a bit slow to get to the initial problem. There were probably more subplots than necessary. I thin More...
I wasn't overly impressed with the book. It was a bit slow to get to the initial problem. There were probably more subplots than necessary. I thin More...
Nov 15, 2008
Ben
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I should preface these notes by saying that I'm not at all unbiased on this book. I work with the guy who wrote it, and he's a mensch.
To begin with a vague digression, there was really excellent article in the New Yorker... or the Times Magazine... or somewhere a few years ago about how much more alive and healthy Young Adult or "YA" lit is than the stuff being written for adults. You could point to Pullman or of course Rowling or others, but F.L.M. is as good an example as More...
To begin with a vague digression, there was really excellent article in the New Yorker... or the Times Magazine... or somewhere a few years ago about how much more alive and healthy Young Adult or "YA" lit is than the stuff being written for adults. You could point to Pullman or of course Rowling or others, but F.L.M. is as good an example as More...
Dec 21, 2011
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Long Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
FUNNY LITTLE MONKEY is a hilarious story of the life of Arty Moore, a fourteen-year-old teenager with growth hormone deficiency, hence his childish appearance and towering 4' 2" build. His twin brother, Kurt, however, seemed to get all the "good" genes and the similarity in looks between the two brothers seemed to stop when Arty stopped growing, and Kurt didn't.
Kurt loves tormenting Arty. Arty doesn't exactly app More...
FUNNY LITTLE MONKEY is a hilarious story of the life of Arty Moore, a fourteen-year-old teenager with growth hormone deficiency, hence his childish appearance and towering 4' 2" build. His twin brother, Kurt, however, seemed to get all the "good" genes and the similarity in looks between the two brothers seemed to stop when Arty stopped growing, and Kurt didn't.
Kurt loves tormenting Arty. Arty doesn't exactly app More...
Sep 12, 2010
Willie
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In Funny Little Monkey there is a kid named Arty Moore and he is smaller than everyone else in his grade and everyone that is his age because he has a birth defect that has stunted his growth. Arty gets made fun of all the time in school and he doesn’t have very many friends because of his size and nobody will accept him. His brother especially makes fun of him because he is a lot bigger than Arty and he beats him up all the time. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes the realistic f
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Jun 21, 2009
John
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Interesting ... what did I learn? It reminded me to think about how being bullied -- being treated unkindly -- can warp people ... how it changes the way you see the world, how you relate to the world ... and how those distortions become so much a part of your worldview, that you don't even recognize them. Something like that. The funny little monkey, c'est moi.
Nov 26, 2008
Amanda
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This is a YA author to watch out for. Humorous and a little over the top but also extremely believable. The main character has to traverse issues from his growth hormone deficiency, avoid his felon-in-the-making normal-sized twin brother, and survive his first romance with the selfish, pretentious new girl.
Sep 06, 2009
Cathy
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Picked this up secondhand at a thrift store because it looked interesting and quick. It was definitely a quick and easy read but not very interesting. Kind of a weird story about twin brothers that I just did not get, I guess... Mildly funny at parts, not as good as the reviews made it sound!
Mar 12, 2010
Colin
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There was something unsatisfying about this; I can't quite put my finger on it. The narrative voice was alright, but there was a lot going on in here that seemed strained and improbable and trying to be overly clever. I dunno. Meh.
May 30, 2009
Emily
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I waffled between two and three stars and in the end decided to give it two stars because while the plotline was offbeat and kept me reading, I never really bonded with the main character, Arty. And since he is the voice of the book, that is a problem.
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Feb 17, 2010
very god book there no movie to it but ther should be read and you will like it i did read with class
Dec 20, 2010
Arty, an abnormally short fourteen-year-old boy, enlists the help of a group of students, known at school as the "pathetic losers," to take revenge against his abusive, tall fraternal twin brother.
Aug 06, 2008
Being only 4 feet 2 inches tall creates plenty of problems for Arty, even without regular beatings from his sadistic older brother. But now he has a plan for revenge.
Jul 28, 2007
Sarah
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Duh ... a BRILLIANT book by an emerging talent who is sure to take the world by storm in 2008 with his next book "Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot."
Jul 13, 2008
Sara
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I love YA and this is a good one, complete with the high school 'freak' crowd essentially ruling the world. A fast read.
Jul 30, 2010
Judith
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This would have been great as a graphic novel. Can't you just see Arte's notebook with his funny little doodles?
Apr 29, 2008
Shawn
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A poor man's Cormier. Very close to The Chocolate War in many ways. I wanted to like this book, but... couldn't.
Jul 25, 2008
Anne
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Fast read. I give it a B. The author seemed to me to be trying a little too hard to be "zany".
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