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Oct 01, 2010

Lincoln rated it:

So I am reading a 5th grade book for the In2Books reading mentor program. Shredderman is supposed to teach kids about bullies I suppose. Bubba is the bully who picks on people and calls them names. Nolan is the Shredderman...He gets his name because his teacher likes to play guitar and on one of Nolan's paper's as a compliment he said "You Shred man"

Anyways...they get the assignment to report on something so shredderman decides to do a report on Bubba and expose him to t More...

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Jun 11, 2008

Megan rated it:

So here's the deal...I must be a full-fledged mother now, because my radar was going off like mad on this one. Shredderman is the alter-ego of a bullied kid who decides to get even with the school jerk. He puts up his own website, posting mean pictures, and taunting songs about said mean boy. Now, I'm all for the underdog, and esp. when he overcomes a jerk, but isn't that, like, cyber-bullying??? Not a good idea, or lesson for the kids reading it!

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Jan 29, 2011

Allison rated it:

Nolan is fed up with the school bully "Bubba." Thanks to Bubba, every other kid has an awful nickname: Nolan is "Nerd," not just to Bubba, but to his classmates, too. When the class gets an assignment to create a newspaper front page, Nolan jumps at the chance to expose Bubba for the cruel troublemaker he is. Thanks to his mad computer skills, Nolan can complete the task through a website under a pseudonym: Shredderman!

I thought this book was great. Nolan is total More...

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May 09, 2011

Heidi rated it:

This is a pretty fun little series. For children, it might be best, though, to use it as a guided activity. Otherwise, it might come across that you have to have a lot of money and be really intelligent to overcome bullies, which seems counter to the point. It's also sometimes a bit on the mean side. I haven't finished the fourth and last book, yet, but it seems also that one of the good points made by his teacher in this book hasn't been followed through, in that Mr. Green suggested he use the More...

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Aug 18, 2009

Tricia rated it:

I had some mixed feelings about this: I felt like Nolan came a little too close to bullying behavior himself in his effort to unmask the school bully. And I didn't like how he was hiding so many things from his parents (the mom-code-of-conduct requires me to insert that comment! :^). But there were many things to like about the book, and they outnumber the concerns. Beyond the sneakiness, he does have a good relationship with his parents and they seem like a healthy, normal family. He starts to More...

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Feb 08, 2012

Linda rated it:

Fifth grade; Alvin (Bubba) Bixby is a bully. Nolan is a nerd. You can kind of figure out where this is going, and yes, it goes there—Bubba torments Nolan but Nolan gets back by exposing Bubba’s bullying via the Internet. The characters and dialog are quite engaging, I’m sure elementary age kids (especially boys) will enjoy this book (and others, it’s first in a series). However as a parent, I’d make sure to discuss this book with my child. I think Nolan is verging on cyber-bullying here. While I More...

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Dec 16, 2009

Chris rated it:

I'm not the target demographic for this book, but I found it pleasant enough. A fun little romp that actually might get kids to think about what they do on a day to day basis.

Plus, I think any author would do well to read books like this from time to time, simply because they are such tight little examples of story. There is always something Nolan is worrying about or trying to overcome. And it does a fine job at building up the action/obstacles that he must defeat. We SEE him change More...

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Sep 15, 2009

Jackie rated it:

Shredderman: Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen is a story every person who has been to school knows about. The bully seemingly runs the school until the other kids in class get fed up. Nolan Byrd, aka "The Nerd" finds a way to get back at all the name-calling, coercion, and grief that Bubba throws his way day after day. His teacher... peace-loving, ponytail-wearing, and inspiring Mr. Green excites Nolan with his clever writing/reporting project. He finds a way to expose Bubba's t More...

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Apr 22, 2009

Lanelibrarylady rated it:

Great for boys (or girls!). Nolan Byrd is nick-named Byrd the Nerd by school bully Bubba Bixby. When trying to stand up for himself doesn't work and the threat of physical harm has him worried, genius Nolan fights back the only way he knows how - with his brain! He devises a spy-cam, catches Bubba in some unsavory acts and creates a website to expose it all.
Nolan's secret identity "Shredderman" was inspired by his cool hippie teacher who encourages Nolan by writing "You SHRE More...

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Jun 14, 2011

Deborah rated it:

Bubba is the school bully. He has awful nicknames for everyone, ruins his classmates' lives, and worse yet, none of the adults have been able to catch him in the act. Hippie Mr. Green gives his class the assignment of creating a newsletter about an aspect of the students' town. For this assignment, Nolan, a real nerd with a goofy fast walk, decides to create a website outing Bubba and his mean feats under the assumed name of "Shredderman."

Even though Bubba is a jerk, I More...

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Apr 02, 2011

Karis (YA Litwit) rated it:

I really didn't like this book, and not because I'm not a fan of graphic novels. Yes, I guess it was good that Nolan stands up for himself against the bully, Bubba, but he went it about it in some pretty ugly ways, in my opinion. It was like he turned into the bully himself, and he did it in a cowardly way (online, through a newspaper, etc.). This is not the message to send kids. Stand up for yourself in positive ways, or better yet, ignore the bully altogether and you take his/her power awa More...

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Jun 22, 2010

Boni rated it:

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Jan 08, 2011

Kendra rated it:

This would have ranked higher for me except for one major flaw in the theme for me: it doesn't seem right to encourage children to fight bullying by humiliating the bully. Isn't that bullying? Granted, in this book the teachers and parents were doing nothing to stop the bully, but it still seems like it would have been better for him to take his "evidence" right to a teacher instead of broadcasting it on the web. No wonder the bully didn't really change at the end. Now, the bully has t More...

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Dec 29, 2010

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Take a bully named Bubba, and shy, nerdy Nolan, and at first you have disaster! Poor Nolan is picked on all the time by Bubba, as are most of the kids in his school. Then Nolan's teacher, Mr. Green, gives the class an assignment that will change how Nolan feels...and that brings to life a new identity...Shredderman!

This undercover, unlikely superhero decides to take on Bubba, fighting for "truth and justice" in cyberspace!

You'll cheer for Nolan, boo for Bubba, More...

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Oct 19, 2010

Chandler rated it:

Nolan Byrd , a nerdie kid who wants to stop a bully in school whos name is bubba. Nolan starts a web site called shredderman. Its like a anti-bully thing but shredderman is like a super hero guy. Nolan hides all these camras in his back pack to catch bubb in act of bulley. Nolan decides to write all these things bubba has done and write them on little papper tabs and gets on top of the school roof and dump them all the palyground. It lead him to something that shows you why bubba bulleys.

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Mar 10, 2009

Brittany rated it:

I absolutely loved this book. I thought it was well done and the voices matched the characters very well. The story is about a little boy who his constantly being made fun of for being a nerd. Nolan has had enough of the school bully Bubba. Stemming from his school project assignment Nolan gets an idea to expose Bubba and catch him red handed doing mean things to other students. Nolan devises a plan and sets up Shredderman.com. It’s humorous and creative all the way through.

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Mar 07, 2011

Lloyd rated it:

Dear Mr.Hudson,

I read Shredder-man Secret Identity. This book is about a boy named Nolan that is making a website called shredderman.com to report on this bully in his school called Bubba Bicxi but then he put lots of diferent things on it like jokes and riddles and he had lots of emails and he thought that he is a super hero. Then his teacher became his side kick.

My character's Nolan and Bubba has certain trait that describes them. For Bubba he is Mean:He calles people name More...

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Jul 05, 2010

Davina rated it:

This is an awesome book for kids who are bullied. Nolan--aka the "NERD"--is constantly bullied, especially by Bubba Bixby. When the class is given a special assignment, Nolan decides to create a website dedicated to revealing Bubba's mean-ness, including pictures, jokes, and tell-all's about every time he sees Bubba in the act. Soon the whole school knows about the website and eventually the truth about Bubba comes out.

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Jan 01, 2012

Wyante rated it:

This first book in the set accurately portrayed some of the unnoticed bullying that goes on in classrooms around the country. The hero certainly finds a high tech way to deal with the bullying that takes place. This is one of the few books, I've found so far, that actually use the internet in such a well developed way in the plot for this age group (2nd grade-5th grades.)

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Mar 13, 2010

Ellen rated it:

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Jun 16, 2009

Kim rated it:

Nolan and everyone else in his school is picked on by Bubba. Nothing the administration does stops Bubba. He gives everyone knicknames, steals and hits. Nolan, for his school project, decides to get even and creates an online newspaper called "shredderman" and posts pictures, news and jokes all related to Bubba. Funny and a good easy chapter book - especially for boys

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Aug 06, 2009

Sandy rated it:

I love the cheesy justice of it all. Something about this book just makes me happy. :)

I listened to this one as a audiobook. It's narrated by an 11-year-old boy, but it's not too painful - he's really good about 99% of the time. His voice for a random classmate though was hilarious - apparently there's one British kid in the class. :P

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Apr 30, 2009

Tawnya rated it:

If this book hadn't have been required, I would have stopped reading it half way through. I thought the unintended moral was too obvious and negative. I think the characters of children's books should be positive role models to the readers, and Shredderman wasn't. Other than the theme and characters tho, it was a well written book.

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Feb 20, 2011

Mrs. rated it:

Some people question this book because of it's content but I read it every year to my 3rd graders and towards the end I sit right on the floor and gather them in as close as I can and I finish reading the book and cry. It is a great book that touches my heart every year and then I talk about bullies and being a victim.

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Sep 17, 2010

Amanda rated it:

My 4th grader is participating in Battle of the Books this year and my plan is to read the books along with him. We read this book first. It's about a boy that is bullied at school so he takes matters into his own hands, and starts a website that targets the bully.

I was kind of disappointed with this because it seemed to me that it turned the boy into the bully. My son loved it though and is on book 3 of the series all ready.

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Jan 19, 2012

Bhatcher added it

This book is REALLY entertaining. i love series books like this and i love how they made more than one book of this series. They actully made a movie after this book which helps me understand it better. Its about how a bully gets busted. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO READ AN EXITING BOOK.

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Oct 26, 2011

Caroline rated it:

This book teaches children that bullying is not OK, but cyberbullying is heroic...a very dangerous message to send to kids. It also shows the lead character secretly photographing and videoing classmates--an action that is not OK. I can't imagine how this book got published in this day of bullying awareness.

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Jul 26, 2009

Laura rated it:

This was a very cute transitioning into being ready to read chapter books. It is the first in a series. Nolan, "The Fifth Grade Nerd" creatively uses his "nerdy computer talents" to bring the bully of the school to his knees while he learns to stand up for himself. Boys especially will enjoy it.

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Dec 27, 2009

Judi rated it:

Great choice for grades 3 and up. Shredderman is the alias of Nolan, a boy bullied to distraction by the evil Bubba Bixby. No adult can stop Bubba so Nolan takes him down using technology in a really masterful way. Lots to talk about here, and kids will all relate to Nolan's predicament.

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May 22, 2011

Chris rated it:

I liked this gem of a book, and I'll recommend it to my 4th and 5th graders. Poor Nolan and his 5th grade friends are tormented by Bubba Bigsby, the school bully. Nolan uses a school project to fight Bubba's bullying ways, and a new identity is born... Shredderman!

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