There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
by Louis Sachar
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The book "There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom" by Louis Sachar is a humerous novel that describes the 5th grade year of Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a trouble maker as he sits in the last seat, last row. He does not earn any gold stars as he refuses to do his work, scribbles on every piece of paper imaginable, and gets "Fs" on every assignment and test he does. He has no friends, except for his collection of toy animals that he talks to when he gets home. His dad use...more
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Read in July, 2008
Mrs. Meritt began her 3312 class by reading a couple of chapters a day from this book. I looked forward to this time every day. The book has such a great message! It is about a boy named Bradley Chalkers who no one likes. He is known as the trouble maker throughout the school He goes through a lot of struggles and never seems to think that he can do good. A counselor comes to the school and becomes Bradley's best friend. She makes such a difference in his life and the other children begin to lik...more
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Read in January, 1993
recommends it for:
children (8-12), young at heart, troubled children
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Read in July, 2001
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This is a kid's book, but I love it so much. When I was in third grade, my teacher, Mrs. Kent, read it to our class. When she got to a certain part, she was crying so hard, she couldn't read, so she called me up to read that part. I told my mom how good it was, and we took turns reading from it to each other, finishing the whole thing in a few hours. The summer when I was 19, I somehow remembered it, bought it, and read it again. I later read it to my husband on a car trip, and he really liked ...more
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of Holes or Louis Sachar in general
As a teacher, I read a lot of juvenile fiction and much of it is good! Some of it is forgettable, but this book is not. I love this book.
This book is about Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a bully. Bradley is a behavior problem. He doesn't do his homework, classwork...anything. Teachers pass him from grade to grade just so that don't have to teach him again. Now, he's in 5th grade and his school hires a counselor named Miss Davis, or Carla, as she likes to be called. The rest, as they say,...more
This book is about Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a bully. Bradley is a behavior problem. He doesn't do his homework, classwork...anything. Teachers pass him from grade to grade just so that don't have to teach him again. Now, he's in 5th grade and his school hires a counselor named Miss Davis, or Carla, as she likes to be called. The rest, as they say,...more
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grade 4-7, esp "different" kids
I really loved the way the intensity of Bradley was captured- and I went up and down with him as he made progress, then went backward, then forward again. There are so many beautiful touches: his absurdly long list of topics to talk about, his talking stuffed animals, the picture of the monster with the heart....
I was pleasantly suprised by this book, because the cover didn't indicate to me it would be so intense or layered. (The cover is a large, fairly realistic rendering of a surprised bo...more
I was pleasantly suprised by this book, because the cover didn't indicate to me it would be so intense or layered. (The cover is a large, fairly realistic rendering of a surprised bo...more
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Read in October, 2007
I don't know why lately, but I've had problems committing myself to serious, long, adult novels. I recently found this book at the Durham County Library Book Sale (best book sale EVER) and was ecstatic. I probably read this book 20 times when I was in the 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd grade(s). It's about problem child, bully of the school Bradley Chalkers, and how he changes through friendship and believing in himself. It's a very sweet story that I'd recommend to anybody. Also, Louis Sachar, the a...more
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Read in November, 2007
In the book Theres a Boy in The Girl's Bathroom Bradley and Jeff were kind of friends then Bradley meet the counsiloer CaralaDavison .Mrs,Davison tried to be his friend but he didn't like her that much . Bradley never did his homework , wasn't good at making friends , and in his class he never had a gold starby his name.
But the main characters areCarla (counsiloer)(teacher)Mrs. Ebbel, Jeff and Bradley.
I think i have told you enough you will just have to read it for your...more
But the main characters areCarla (counsiloer)(teacher)Mrs. Ebbel, Jeff and Bradley.
I think i have told you enough you will just have to read it for your...more
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I remember when I was a little kid, the teacher would read this book to the whole class. Eventually as the days pass, I tried to read this book by myself and as I looked through my classmate's updates, I found this book. Amazingly, I still remember this book and what it was clearly about.
In my elementary school, I can relate this back to the book. Indeed there were some kids that did not enjoy school and tend to fail everything and disrupt the class while in class discussions. I believe that, ...more
In my elementary school, I can relate this back to the book. Indeed there were some kids that did not enjoy school and tend to fail everything and disrupt the class while in class discussions. I believe that, ...more
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Read in August, 2007
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To me this book was kind of enjoying and fun to read.It had lots of excitement in it.It also has lots of lessons andd strategy's in it too.This book has a boy named Bradley,Jeff,and a lady named carla.Bradley is the type of boy that has behavior problems and he goes to school too.Jeff was the new kid at school.He didn't have any friends so he wanted to talk to Bradley.Carla is the counselor at there school who helps people out with there problems at school.Later on in the story Carla helps Bradl...more
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Read in September, 2007
I liked this book when I was 11 and I think it even inspired me to be a school counselor. Sachar based this book on his wife who is a school counselor, I didn't know that when I first read it, but when I read it the second time I found that out and it made the story even better. It is a cute, funny story about a kid who has problems in school and he goes to see the school counselor and his life gets better little by little. It's good for children to realize that with a little help they can make ...more
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Read in June, 2007
I love this book, maybe even more than I loved it as a kid. Sachar is really funny and insightful, in a way that's really straightforward (and in some ways simplified), without being dumbed down. His characters (especially Carla and Bradley) are quirky and likable, and even though I'm not someone who gets really emotional over books (which is odd, b/c everything ELSE in the world makes me cry), this is one of those books that gets me to tear up a little and then smile with genuine happiness for ...more
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recommends it for:
Kids and people who love them
I shied away from this one for a while because I thought the title sounded stupid. I guess this is a case of "Don't judge a book by it's title!" This story is amazingly complex, with interwoven themes and storylines. Kids love it because it's funny, but it also has many interesting psychological ideas for them to ponder about why people behave the way they do. I've read this one to two different classes, and the kids loved it! The more thoughtful ones really learned a lot from it,...more
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anyone who works with or loves children
I used this book when I was a teaching a group of sixth graders with learning disabilities. These students came from troubled homes and were at high risk for gang involvement and dropping out. They were reading several grade levels below their age. They had a history of misbehaving and not being willing to work or try. When we reached chapter nine, they asked me "Can we take this book home and read another chapter as homework?" I will love this book forever because it made these s...more
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Read in February, 1990
I remember crying at this book and mentioned that fact in a book report I did on it. The teacher then wrote on it something along the lines of "Yeah, that was a sad part!" I feel bad for teachers like that who have to write soul crushing comments in reply in order to not make a student feel bad about themselves even when they/I should. I just hope and pray that the weekend after my teacher appeased me like that she went out to the bar with her gal pals, got obliterated, and made fun of...more
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Read in July, 2008
I really enjoyed listening to this story as it was read aloud in class. The story is so touching the boy in this story Bradley was always the student who didn't turn in homework and was a bully. Events in the story change Bradley in good way and he is able to shine. This book would be great to read aloud to the class everyday or when there is any free time. Students really enjoy when a book is read aloud to them. It will teach students to give everyone a chance and accept them.
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Read in December, 2008
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myselfrecommends it for: yes i will
I think the book was very good. my favorite character and setting of the book is carla in her office.that is my favorite character because she is very talented, she has a smile on her face all the time even when she is mad. she also said she likes dealing with kids. I would love for her to be my conselor because she is very careful on things to say to the students that are upset, sad, or mad. so that is why I like this book thank you for listening to what im saying.
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Read in January, 1989
This book is about a boy who's always causing trouble because it's easier to do something to be hated on purpose than to not be accepted when he's trying to be. This is about the people in his life who help him change--including himself--and just like most of Sachar's books it involves a kid being helped by a special adult. This book made me want to be one of those kinds of grown-ups when I grew up, back when I read it as a child.
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something recently jogged my memory of this book, and once i looked it up i said 'ah, that makes sense'. it's louis sachar, infamous author of the wayside books, which explains why this book is funny in the way that it is. i honestly don't remember much about this book, but i do remember my favorite parts being the book within the book. hilarious. or hilarious to me when i was whatever age i was.
also, hate this new cover.
also, hate this new cover.
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Read in January, 1995
recommends it for:
everyone
dude, totally not as juvenile as it sounds...the title/cover = very misleading...really touching story about a kid who keeps failing 5th grade, his only friends are his stuffed animals, he falls in love with his guidance counselor, and he finally gets invited to a party thrown by his classmates. i seriously haven't read this since 5th grade but i probably read it at least 10 times so i remember it like i read it yesterday:)
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