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Looking for Bobowicz
(The Hoboken Chicken Emergency #2)
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When Nick moved from the leafy suburbs to muggy, urban Hoboken and his bike was stolen, he wasn't pleased.
Then he founda place where he could listen to pirate radio friends with a stack of Classics Comicsnewspaper reports about a kid named Arthur Bobowicz and a 266-pound chicken named Henriettathe secret entrance to Sibyl's Cave and much, much more, all of it practically t ...more
Then he founda place where he could listen to pirate radio friends with a stack of Classics Comicsnewspaper reports about a kid named Arthur Bobowicz and a 266-pound chicken named Henriettathe secret entrance to Sibyl's Cave and much, much more, all of it practically t ...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
May 25th 2004
by Harpercoll
(first published 2004)
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This is another one of the books that I have listened to on cd where I think the parents liked it more than the kids. This book was laugh out loud funny. My oldest (9) also laughed through it but the younger kids didn't catch all of the humor. A good choice for a funny family read.
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Pinkwater perfection.
I tend to find children's books predicable and thus dull, and I'm not saying I didn't figure out the main puzzle, but I could hardly claim this book is predictable.
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Nick has a happy life in Happy Valley, NJ. He likes his school, his modern house with a front and back yard, and suburban life in general. His parents, however, felt that the suburbs were a poor environment for a young boy to grow up in…so they move to Hoboken. Unsure of the logic of the move, Nick (whose real name is Ivan Itch) has the opportunity to experience the “urban lifestyle,” and he does from the first day-his bike is stolen. Although it is a used little girl’s bike with pink hearts all
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Eccentric, Smart, Deadpan, Good Humor
The characters are eccentric, the plot is slapdash and zany, and the dialogue is drop dead funny. No one does clever, understated, deadpan kid humor better than Pinkwater and this book expands the Hoboken Chicken canon with another fine episode.
But here's the important thing - Pinkwater books are a unique mix of big-hearted, generous and forgiving good humor and smart, puckish, clever, sly wordplay and jokiness. I'm not quite sure how you can create restraine ...more
The characters are eccentric, the plot is slapdash and zany, and the dialogue is drop dead funny. No one does clever, understated, deadpan kid humor better than Pinkwater and this book expands the Hoboken Chicken canon with another fine episode.
But here's the important thing - Pinkwater books are a unique mix of big-hearted, generous and forgiving good humor and smart, puckish, clever, sly wordplay and jokiness. I'm not quite sure how you can create restraine ...more
Aug 29, 2008
Stven
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really liked it
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Recommends it for:
People with a sense of humor
At his best, Daniel Pinkwater is delightful. In fact, even just running at 75% power, Daniel Pinkwater is intermittently delightful. In Looking for Bobwicz, he's at about 80% of his best, and that's good enough to get me through the book with some genuine laughs even on second reading (a few years after the first).
This sequel takes The Hoboken Chicken Emergency in long flashback. You'll be fine if you haven't read the related previous story.
This book includes the Hoboken Bat Hat Festival episode ...more
This sequel takes The Hoboken Chicken Emergency in long flashback. You'll be fine if you haven't read the related previous story.
This book includes the Hoboken Bat Hat Festival episode ...more
Mar 19, 2011
Matthew
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it was amazing
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Fans of Fudge series by Judy Blume
Easily one of the most unusual reads that I can remember and I loved every minute of it. You wouldn't think a book involving an enormous chicken, the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, and a group of kids that like to spend time in an old basement would make for prime reading material, but you'd be wrong. This book is incredible, and timeless in its own way. What a great read. If you missed this one, you really missed something good.
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If you loved The Hoboken Chicken Emergency as much as I did, you will be delighted to read this eccentric companion novel. My favorite thing was that there was a character named Sean Vergessen, because that's the punchline of a Yiddish joke my grandmother used to tell. ("Sean Vergessen" sounding like the Yiddish for "I forgot.") My only complaint is that if Daniel Pinkwater is going to describe so many Classic Comics I wish he would have mentioned The Black Tulip, which is my favorite.
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Oct 01, 2010
Tyler McGaughey
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I am so happy that Daniel Pinkwater is still out there, churning out these oddball wonders. This book contains a lot of references to classic chicken-themed songs of yore ("C-H-I-C-K-E-N," "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," "A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird," etc.) and probably the best/dumbest joke about Dadaism ever, among other things.
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Daniel Pinkwater reading the book makes it all more fun. It's been days since I've turned the CD in and I'm still smiling! I love the confrontation at the end with the kids, Nick's parents and Vic. It's hilarious. I also loved the old songs. I’m looking forward to listening to more of Daniel Pinkwater’s books.
Daniel Pinkwater also has a podcast at http://pinkwater.com/podcast/.
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Daniel Pinkwater also has a podcast at http://pinkwater.com/podcast/.
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The kids in my second grade literature circle absolutely loved this book. They had fun trying to solve the mystery and reading all the words that the characters used. Most importantly, they had fun reading it and they understood everything.
Cute sequel to the 'Hoboken Chicken Emergency' about a boy that hears of the urban legend of the giant chicken and decides to investigate it.
The usual mix of humor, odd food and fun characters.
Love the little world that Pinkwater has created.
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The usual mix of humor, odd food and fun characters.
Love the little world that Pinkwater has created.
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Another story about the giant chicken. Love this series for kids.
Fast read, the younger kids enjoyed it. A bit silly but alright.
Love Daniel Pinkwater. Nothing has surpassed Rainy Morning yet, but every sentence is a joy to read.
One of our family's all-time favorite audiobooks. Fun and very funny, even the 6th or 7th time!
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I liked this sequel of sorts better than the Hoboken Chicken Emergency. The author tied in very well with some plot points of the first book with this.
Jun 20, 2014
Marilyn B
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funny,
kids-or-middle-grade
My eight year old son adored this book...which was really the whole point of reading it.
We enjoyed this as well. Next we'll try one of his non-chicken books.
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A little...no maybe a lot silly!
<3
One of my favorite child fiction writers of all time.
I learned to be nice to chickens.
May 31, 2007
Abby
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it was amazing
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Pinkwater fans
Recommended to Abby by:
others by the author
A sequel to The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, a madcap romp with giant chickens and the Bobowicz family in New Jersey. Enough said. :)
I simply adored this book!
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