Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather.
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Dec 04, 2008
cheyenne
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the plot of this book is that peter has to write a story for school.so he chooses to write about when his grandpa come to stay he has his own room on the bottom floor. and his grandpa couldn't stay on the thrid floor so peter had to move to the third floor.so evenbefore his grandpa came he was mad at him.all the time peter and his grandpa had a war and grandpa wants to get even.
a connection that i have with this book is that if some one took my room and i had to move to the scariest room More...
a connection that i have with this book is that if some one took my room and i had to move to the scariest room More...
Jan 03, 2010
This book is about Peter's war with grandpa. Grandma passed away and Peters parents thought they should have grandpa live with their family. Since grandpa is moving in, he needs a room. Peter had to give up his room to grandpa and Peter had to sleep in a different room. Then Peter started a war with Grandpa. Their war is like playing pranks on each other. In the end Peter got back his room and Grandpa made his own little house at the basement.
I can connect this to movies or real life situa More...
I can connect this to movies or real life situa More...
Dec 01, 2007
tracy
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This book was really sad at the end. The boy went a little too far with hiding his grandpa's dentures.It was sad but at the same time sorta was a discussion book.
Mar 13, 2010
Josie
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This book is wonderful. It's about a ten-year-old boy who has a grandpa who is coming to live with them. He is coming because his wife just died. So, in other words, the boy's grandmother has died. Toby is happy about his grandfather coming, but there is a downside. Grandpa has a bad leg, and cannot live in the attic, which is the guest room. Grandpa has to sleep is HIS ROOM. The boy is very angry and declars war on his grandpa. They play mean tricks on each other. Will the war end? Will the gra
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Mar 14, 2009
Noel
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I'm going through my old books to weed out some to give away/sell. I don't need to own some of the kids books anymore, but am reading them one more time before letting them go. I think my class read this book in 5th grade. A quick read- I liked that the book was framed as a story that the protagonist was writing as a school assignment.
Jun 24, 2011
Christina
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The kids enjoyed listening to this book (as soon as we finished it they asked to listen to it again), however, I (as a parent) took issue with some of the messages it conveyed. After finishing the book, we talked about the evils of "entitlement" and about how sacrifice brings blessings. There were other "good" messages in the book, but I was glad we had read it together so we could discuss it afterward.
Sep 04, 2010
Henry
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I thought that this book was an interesting book.This is a book about Peter and his grandpa having a war because his grandpa has taken his room when his grandpa moved to his house. There isn't really much of a very big conflitc here because its mainly about using methods to get his grandpa to give him the room back.
Apr 02, 2009
Giggles
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I don't rember this book that well but I do remember that is is about a boy. His grandpa came to visit him or something and he has to give up his room. So he declared was and all that. It really good. I would definetly reccomend it to kids in middle school.
Apr 12, 2010
Christian
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This book was cliff hang book I didn't want to put it down at some times. Over all it was A good book with a lot of funny parts and others crazy. I would recommend this book to a pre-teen.
Sep 25, 2009
A.
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An adorable realistic fiction about a ten-year old who begins to revolt against his grandpa, but finds out lessons about war and a love for writing! Very nice.
Sep 08, 2010
slippers
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really i was forced to read and i didnt like it but hey, it counts as reading a book so thats good. i gave the book two stars because i felt bad for it
Oct 04, 2011
Max
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the war with grandpa is about when peter's grandpa moves into his house he has to live upstairs. this book is funny and serious at the same time.
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May 02, 2009
Arya
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This was a book I read when I was in Middle school and I loved it so much I bought it, now my oldest son is reading it and loving it too.
May 28, 2009
Carolina
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this book is very funny and it is a really good book i just finished this book 2 days ago i enjoyed it alot.
Dec 05, 2009
good book. not my favorite. it was a read-aloud in my class four years ago. i might reread it.
Sep 28, 2011
Taylor
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it turns out i like the better than the begining i didnt like it at first, but is really good in the end.
Sep 19, 2011
I enjoyed the book with Pete and grandpa. I would suggest it to other kids.
Jan 24, 2010
Cameron (wildfire)
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a awesome book, but people, dont try this at home
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