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Apr 10, 2008

Laura rated it:

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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Nov 21, 2007

Brian rated it:

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 More...

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Dec 16, 2009

MissInformation rated it:

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 surp More...

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Sep 22, 2008

Lyon rated it:

This book is about Bradley Chalkers life at school and home.Bradley's school life is no better than his home life because he has problems both places like at school he has three girls that don't like him and Bradley doesn't like them because they say hey to Jeff(Bradley's best friend or shall I say ex-bestfriend.At home Bradley has it bad with his sister and his dad because his sister always picks at him and his dad doesn't let get away with stuff as easy as his mom.Bradley Chalker's teacher doe More...

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Oct 12, 2007

Michelle rated it:

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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Oct 23, 2010

Esther rated it:

At first I thought this would be the usual story of the problem child in the classroom learning to be good and making friends but the story didn't take the straight path from A-B.

The character development was much stronger than I expected in such a short book and there was no easy attribution of black hats and white hats.
Bradley's family was quite pleasant and not to blame for his behaviour and the teachers though obviously exasperated with him were also more than happy to respond More...

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Jul 03, 2008

Maryrdg3320 rated it:

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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Jul 14, 2008

Lauryn rated it:

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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Feb 23, 2008

Dani rated it:

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Jun 02, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

This was a sweet story about a boy who's given up on himself and a school counselor who helps build up his confidence enough that he's willing to risk trying again.

I didn't end up teaching the book, though, because the content seemed right for about 5th grade, but the reading level seemed much lower, perhaps 3rd grade, probably lower at my school. The vocabulary was not challenging AT ALL. In some ways Sachar's books (such as Sideways Stories from Wayside School) remind me of Roa More...

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Nov 06, 2008

Mrs. California rated it:

Bradley ahs a terrible home life. He has a sisiter named Claudia. He always lies to his parents, and never let's her sign anything. Antother thing that he misbehaves is at school. His teacher's name is Miss Ebbel. He is the only person at his school that has only one sngle friend. He later on got beaten up by a girl, named Melinda. Once he acidently went into the girl's bathroom too. His only friend is Jeff fishkin. After he got beaten up he had a black eye. He came to school and everyone kept More...

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Mar 07, 2009

Samantha rated it:

I just don't like this book. I heart this book!!! This book is great book to read. It took me 1 hour to finish reading it because I loved it so much and then I read it again!!! I wish I can read this book to my little brother someday.

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May 09, 2008

Dora rated it:

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 More...

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May 28, 2008

Christine rated it:

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 th More...

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Mar 18, 2009

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I love this book sooooo much I can read it a thousand times and I wont get tired of it! The first time I read it (well actually they read it to me) I was in the third grade and I loved it. I have 3 copies of it and I just absolutaly love it. My favorite character is Bradley Chalkers and he is the main one too. He is my favorite character because I think he is really funny and towards the end of the story he like starts getting to know himself more and discoveres secrets about himself that he had More...

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Sep 03, 2011

Ibran rated it:

Title: The Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Author: Louis Sachar
Genre: Childrens novel
Type: Fiction

This novel I read more recently together with a group of year 6 children and soon became a very interesting read for all. The title alone raises questions and it's not long until you're tempted to at least read the blurb. It's about a boy if you hadn't guessed who introduces himself with his punchline, wait for it..."Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you." More...

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Aug 24, 2011

Mark rated it:

This book is terrific. I enjoyed it as much (probably more) as the children it was read to! The book is mainly about troubled schoolboy Bradley Chalkers and his struggle to fit in with his fellow classmates due to his behavioural problems. Bradley doesn’t have any friends and doesn’t care about his grades at school. As a result, he is held back a year, making him the oldest child in 5th grade.

Bradley can be described as a bit of a bully. He threatens the other children and is generally More...

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Jun 16, 2011

Ms.Kromholz rated it:

This is a perfect read-aloud book, one I'd seen in classrooms for ages but never actually read until my coteacher suggested it. And she was right. There's so much to have deeper conversations around with our class.

Bradley, the 'bad kid', is everyone's idea of a nightmare, but the book slowly lets you in to see exactly how low his self-esteem is. I loved seeing Bradley alone in his room, using his model animals to allow himself to actually feel what he's feeling instead of just yell More...

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Feb 15, 2011

Rebekah rated it:

I read this book because one of the fourth graders that I tutor suggested it because he thought it was funny. He hates reading, so I wanted to understand the kind of books that he likes, in hopes of making intelligent recommendations to keep him engaged in reading. In reading this book, I achieved my goal in understanding my student better, but I also greatly enjoyed the book myself. While many children's books are mildly entertaining, they often feel a bit contrived. Not this one. The character More...

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Feb 14, 2011

Charley rated it:

Happy valentine's day, Mr. Sachar, wherever you are. You have my lasting thanks for writing this book (oh, and "Holes," too) and pulling the genre of juvenile fiction far, far higher than most practitioners can even dream of doing. This book is just as good on the sixth reading as the first, and deserves to live on in the hands of today's grade-schoolers just as much as when you wrote it.

Juvenile fiction is such a junkyard. Today, it's littered with "Twilight"-esq More...

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Apr 18, 2010

Winnie rated it:

I remember reading this book when i was a kid and i recently reread it and i found it to mean more than it meant to me when i was younger. This book says a lot about how people act and why they act that why. Bradley goes to school everyday and everyday he bullies someone. He treats others in a harsh way and because of this he has no friends. But through the book you can see that Bradley is only scared and afraid of people hurting him, so he decides to hurt people first. Because in order to be p More...

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Jan 30, 2012

Paige rated it:

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Jul 15, 2010

Laura rated it:

I think I read this book when I was young but I don't really remember. As a teacher, I read this book to my class 3 years in a row. There are very few books that I am willing to commit to reading aloud more than once; I loved this book more every time I read it.

I was amazed how important this book would become to my class. Students would often identify with Bradley in the beginning of the story. As Bradley's problem become worse and potential solutions become fewer, students have More...

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Dec 22, 2011

Paul rated it:

My exploration of the work of Louis Sachar continues with this concise gem of a book. After discovering 'Holes' somewhat late in life (last week) I picked up this story about a troublesome boy and his relationship with a school Councillor who can only see the good in him.

The story resonated with me as it reminded me of my days working as a TA in a special school. I saw in Bradley Chalkers many of the children that I used to work with, how quite often their poor behaviour was born out o More...

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Oct 17, 2009

Khaya rated it:

My nine-year-old just read this, and urged me to do the same. My other kids liked it as well, and were eager to have a "family book club" on it so I happily took a break from "The Left Hand of Darkness" (a permanent one, as it turns out) to read this.

It's actually a very good children's book about two kids and their social difficulties; one who's simply new at school, and another with complex behavioral problems. They both end up forming a relationship with the sc More...

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Mar 01, 2011

Wan Yu( Stephanie) rated it:

There's a boy in the girl's bathroom!! When I first read the title, i felt so interested on it and decided to read it. Because I want to know people's reactions when they find out there's a boy in the girl's bathroom. One special thing about this book is there's not a story of how a boy get into the girl's bathroom, but a story of how a counselor changed a teenager's life. Carla, the counselor, put all her heart into teenagers and tried to help them, but the parents disagreed and finally the s More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Kate rated it:

It has been a while since a book has made me cry but this one did, in a good way. This is a story about Bradley. He starts out as a bully and a 'bad kid' - the sort that sits at the back on the classroom and doesn't do his homework. Yet there is another side of him that his schoolmates don't see and this is shown to us through his make-believe play with his stuffed animals in his room. His attempts at making a friend go horribly awry and you end up rooting for this prickly character. His saviour More...

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Apr 06, 2011

Ryan rated it:

A Book Report of There’s a Boy in the Girl’

“The reason the President doesn’t wear a hat is because the doorways are too low. He used to wear one, but every time he walked through a door, he’d hit his hat and it would fall on the floor.” (p52)
That’s just one of the outrageous lies that Bradley comes up with in this book. There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar is a comedic narrative recorded through the eyes of the main character, Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a fift More...

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Oct 08, 2010

Lyn rated it:

For some time now, I began to think about my favorite book when I was younger. All I could recall was a troubled boy who spoke to toy animals. Imagine my shock when I found out that this was the book!
Sachar yet again amazed and digs into the human soul with his youth lit. Don't be fooled by the title - this is a deep story about inner struggle and the quest for acceptance. The story reflect The Cat Ate My Gymsuit with the tale of a youth trying to find their place in the world. The aut More...

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Jan 30, 2012

Burak rated it:

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar is so easy to read and understandable story.I did not really enjoyed the reading this book because story is simple minded.Sentence structures and words that author used in the story is for kids and who goes the middle or elementary school. When I finished reading the whole story about Bradley, I realized that if someone has behavior or some mental problems , I will never make fun of them.Bradley has no friends and social life except his toy More...

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