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The Terrible Two #3
The Terrible Two Go Wild
Summers are for pranking in The Terrible Two Go Wild , the third installment of the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Mac Barnett and Jory John, with illustrations by Kevin Cornell.
School’s out, and pranksters Miles and Niles have retreated to a perfect hideout in the woods, complete with snacks, games, books, sleeping bags, stream-chilled lemonade . . . and a stolen flag of nearby Yawnee Valley Yelling and Push-Ups Camp. But their leafy, lazy days darken when bully Josh Barkin and fellow cadets vow to get their flag back. It’s war, but one that pits nimble minds against hard fists; and as pranksters know, the real art of war is winning without landing a single blow.
From bestselling authors Mac Barnett and Jory John comes this latest installment in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series about the power of friends and good laughs.
The Terrible Two series
The Terrible Two
The Terrible Two Get Worse
The Terrible Two Go Wild
The Terrible Two’s Last Laugh
School’s out, and pranksters Miles and Niles have retreated to a perfect hideout in the woods, complete with snacks, games, books, sleeping bags, stream-chilled lemonade . . . and a stolen flag of nearby Yawnee Valley Yelling and Push-Ups Camp. But their leafy, lazy days darken when bully Josh Barkin and fellow cadets vow to get their flag back. It’s war, but one that pits nimble minds against hard fists; and as pranksters know, the real art of war is winning without landing a single blow.
From bestselling authors Mac Barnett and Jory John comes this latest installment in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series about the power of friends and good laughs.
The Terrible Two series
The Terrible Two
The Terrible Two Get Worse
The Terrible Two Go Wild
The Terrible Two’s Last Laugh
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 9, 2018
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Mac Barnett
93 books1,348 followersBorn to non-farmers in a California farming community, Mac Barnett now lives near San Francisco. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center for students in Los Angeles, and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.
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September 18, 2019
فقط میتوانم بگم که فوق العاده است
به بچه هایی که عاشق شیطانی اند اما نمی توانند بروزش بدهند و کلاس سوم تا پنجم باشند ( مثل خودم ) پیشنهاد می کنم
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به بچه هایی که عاشق شیطانی اند اما نمی توانند بروزش بدهند و کلاس سوم تا پنجم باشند ( مثل خودم ) پیشنهاد می کنم
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February 21, 2020
My favorite book in the series, which is saying a lot because it's a fantastic series!
November 13, 2023
طنز کتاب،نسبت به دوجلد قبلی،کمتر بود
November 19, 2025
Danger noodles at the beginning brought the rating down because EW. "Yelling and Push-Ups Camp" was hilarious though. And "PLOPping" Hahaha.
Jon gives this 3 stars
Jon gives this 3 stars
August 7, 2025
خبر کوتاه بود و جانکاه..... نایلز موهاشو کوتاه کرد ☹️
March 15, 2022
End. 1400/12/24
این جلد یکم داستانش و اون طنزش ضعیف تر بود نسبت به دو جلد اول آخرهاش(در اصل از جایی که مدیر اومد) داستان باحال شد و راضی کننده بود. در کل خوب بود ولی نسبت به دو جلد اول ضعیف تر عمل کرد🤷🏻♀️
این جلد یکم داستانش و اون طنزش ضعیف تر بود نسبت به دو جلد اول آخرهاش(در اصل از جایی که مدیر اومد) داستان باحال شد و راضی کننده بود. در کل خوب بود ولی نسبت به دو جلد اول ضعیف تر عمل کرد🤷🏻♀️
October 5, 2022
حقیقتا فکر نکنم هرگز بفهمم که ایا علاقه من به جلد های بعدی این مجموعه بخاطر غفزایش سن کم شد یا واقعا مجموعه کمی از نمکش رو از دست داد اما در پایان روز این جلد هم موارد بانمک خاص خودش رو داشت
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April 9, 2021
خب خداروشکر که مدیر بارکین قابل تحمل شده😂
ولی برعکسش جاش چقدررر رو مخه -_-
خوشحالم که دو تا خفن تابستونشونو انقدر خفن گذروندن:)
ولی برعکسش جاش چقدررر رو مخه -_-
خوشحالم که دو تا خفن تابستونشونو انقدر خفن گذروندن:)
July 10, 2024
Great summer read!!
March 17, 2020
Charlie's latest nightly read-aloud selection. I didn't love this one as much as the others in the series, but it was still a hoot.
March 31, 2023
این مجموعه عالی و بسیار دوستداشتنیه خیلی خنده دار بود
برای کودکان عالیه و سرگرم کننده اس خیلی خوبه که نسخه چاپیشو داشته باشید.
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برای کودکان عالیه و سرگرم کننده اس خیلی خوبه که نسخه چاپیشو داشته باشید.
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June 5, 2018
In the newest book, Niles and Miles have set up their secret summer headquarters in a cave within the Yawnee Valley Regional Park and Outdoor Recreational Area. Nearby, Josh Barkin, principal Barkin's son is a camp counselor at the Yawnee Valley Yelling and Push-Ups Camp. Josh runs Papa Company, where he whips his cadets, twins Splinters and Mudflap into shape. The pranks in the series are meant to be over the top, usually with very little consequences and are also meant to be light and fun. Niles and Miles do seem to follow a strict code of conduct and only direct their pranks at people who they feel deserve it. In this sequel, Josh claims to pull a prank when he encourages Splinter to put a rock on his head so Josh can imitate William Tell by throwing a stick to knock it off. When he misses, Josh wants to get credit for pulling off the best prank ever. It's apparent that Josh doesn't understand that pranks aren't meant to be mean. In this sequel, Josh comes off as more of a troublemaker or bully, I wasn't particularly fond of him teasing an animal that he held captive in a cage, or continually referring to his cadets as "dumb nimbuses." It's a little too close to another insult for my liking.
Now Niles and Miles, I just adored them they were so funny and sweet. A huge contrast to Josh. They have such an imagination, wearing camo outfits with flowers on them and the way that the evaded Josh and his crew in the field was very creative. I was also chuckling with how they took offense that Josh would even think of himself as a prankster on their level. Taking it upon themselves to show that pranking was "too fine an instrument for a brute's clumsy fingers." The emphasis on classic books, even using the military tactics from The Art of War made for some entertaining reading. Principal Barkin was also a pleasant surprise taking a softer tone toward Miles and Niles, almost asking to be pranked by the duo. There are some lovely interactions between Miles and Principal Barkin and the interesting idea that a prank between friends can even be a sign of affection. How Principal Barkin was incorporated into the story to show that principals and teachers have a life out of school, that they celebrate summer vacation in much of the same way that your friends from school do. If Barnett and Jory John continue to write more books in the series, I envision Principal Barkin being a whole different kind of principal, but they definitely won't become "The Terrible Three." And the illustrations by Kevin Cornell so perfectly match the story, my favorites are the stack of Niles books and the ones with Principal Barkin hiking through the woods. A nice addition to the continued adventures of these pranksters.
Now Niles and Miles, I just adored them they were so funny and sweet. A huge contrast to Josh. They have such an imagination, wearing camo outfits with flowers on them and the way that the evaded Josh and his crew in the field was very creative. I was also chuckling with how they took offense that Josh would even think of himself as a prankster on their level. Taking it upon themselves to show that pranking was "too fine an instrument for a brute's clumsy fingers." The emphasis on classic books, even using the military tactics from The Art of War made for some entertaining reading. Principal Barkin was also a pleasant surprise taking a softer tone toward Miles and Niles, almost asking to be pranked by the duo. There are some lovely interactions between Miles and Principal Barkin and the interesting idea that a prank between friends can even be a sign of affection. How Principal Barkin was incorporated into the story to show that principals and teachers have a life out of school, that they celebrate summer vacation in much of the same way that your friends from school do. If Barnett and Jory John continue to write more books in the series, I envision Principal Barkin being a whole different kind of principal, but they definitely won't become "The Terrible Three." And the illustrations by Kevin Cornell so perfectly match the story, my favorites are the stack of Niles books and the ones with Principal Barkin hiking through the woods. A nice addition to the continued adventures of these pranksters.
October 24, 2017
Miles & Niles, die beiden Trickser, die sich selber die Schrecklichen Zwei nennen, haben Sommerferien. Und diese Ferien verbringen sie im Wald, wo sie in einer Höhle ihr Trickserhauptquartier eingerichtet haben. Doch in ihrem Wald sind sie nicht allein.
Zunächst einmal verbringt ihr Erzfeind Josh Barkin, Sohn des Schulleiters Barkin, dort ebenfalls seine freie Zeit. Im Yawnee-Valley-Drillen-und Ducken-Camp soll er alles zum Thema Drillen und Ducken lernen, was ihm nicht nur große Freude bereitet, sondern ihm sogar zwei Anhänger verschafft hat.
Und natürlich ist auch Joshs Vater wieder mit von der Partie. Doch anders als gewohnt dieses Mal.
Der Inhalt ist wie gewohnt komisch und nachdenklich machend zugleich. Den Autoren gelingt es, den Leser in eine Idylle zu versetzen, die an die schönen Stunden der eigenen Kindheit erinnert. Die Streiche der beiden Trickser sind ebenfalls wieder humorvoll dargestellt, ein Dickes plus dieser Reihe.
Das beste jedoch an den Büchern dieser Reihe sind die tollen Illustrationen, die sich auf so gut wie jeder Seite finden lassen. Ich habe teilweise länger auf einer Seite verweilt, nur um die Bilder noch einmal auf mich wirken zu lassen. Insgesamt ein liebevoll gemachtes Buch.
Ein Buch für Kinder, ein Buch besonders für Jungs, aber eben nicht nur für Jungs, mit zwei coolen Hauptfiguren, humorvollen Beschreibungen, lustigen Streichen und viel Lesespaß.
Empfehlenswert!
Zunächst einmal verbringt ihr Erzfeind Josh Barkin, Sohn des Schulleiters Barkin, dort ebenfalls seine freie Zeit. Im Yawnee-Valley-Drillen-und Ducken-Camp soll er alles zum Thema Drillen und Ducken lernen, was ihm nicht nur große Freude bereitet, sondern ihm sogar zwei Anhänger verschafft hat.
Und natürlich ist auch Joshs Vater wieder mit von der Partie. Doch anders als gewohnt dieses Mal.
Der Inhalt ist wie gewohnt komisch und nachdenklich machend zugleich. Den Autoren gelingt es, den Leser in eine Idylle zu versetzen, die an die schönen Stunden der eigenen Kindheit erinnert. Die Streiche der beiden Trickser sind ebenfalls wieder humorvoll dargestellt, ein Dickes plus dieser Reihe.
Das beste jedoch an den Büchern dieser Reihe sind die tollen Illustrationen, die sich auf so gut wie jeder Seite finden lassen. Ich habe teilweise länger auf einer Seite verweilt, nur um die Bilder noch einmal auf mich wirken zu lassen. Insgesamt ein liebevoll gemachtes Buch.
Ein Buch für Kinder, ein Buch besonders für Jungs, aber eben nicht nur für Jungs, mit zwei coolen Hauptfiguren, humorvollen Beschreibungen, lustigen Streichen und viel Lesespaß.
Empfehlenswert!
March 18, 2018
I loved this one just as much as the other two, which is a lot! There are so many different types of humor mixed in, from slapstick, puns, riddles, and sarcasm, it's bound to make everyone chuckle at some point (if not completely laugh out loud). Another big aspect of all of the books in this series are the lessons they teach and "Go Wild" is not lacking in that field. Although it is approached in a humorous way, the issue of bullying is addressed in a heartfelt (and funny) way.
This series is one for anybody who is a fan of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books but is looking for a solid piece of literature and not just the garbage that those have become as the series goes on. The readability has a wide range, easy enough for a third grader to pick up but funny enough for a middle schooler to still enjoy. There is a reason why Mac Barnett is one of my favorite new authors for children and this book helps prove that!
This series is one for anybody who is a fan of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books but is looking for a solid piece of literature and not just the garbage that those have become as the series goes on. The readability has a wide range, easy enough for a third grader to pick up but funny enough for a middle schooler to still enjoy. There is a reason why Mac Barnett is one of my favorite new authors for children and this book helps prove that!
January 19, 2018
My 10 year old son and I really enjoy this series. We love the pranks Miles and Niles play on Principal Barkin and now Josh Barkin! We hope there are more to come.
March 28, 2018
This book series is so much fun, especially as a quick listen in the car.
February 15, 2021
من وقتی کتابو میخونم احساس میکنم خودم جای نایلزم😂👌از بس ک این کرکتر شبیه خودمه تقریبا😁
February 15, 2021
Hey everyone guess what? 😀 READ THIS BOOK!!! Trust me when I say that this book has changed my life forever and it is SO good. It has so much character and humor in it and the illustrations are just great. If you listen to the audio book version, you will still very much enjoy it. The narrator is awesome. 😄 So READ IT!!!
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October 22, 2018The Terrible Two Go Wild is a really funny book. It's about two boys that pull pranks on a boy and their principle. This book is very funny and gives you pointer on pranking people. If you like to read funny and realistic fiction then this is the book for you.
May 15, 2020
It is a very funny book. It teaches you about teamwork. I like the many plot twists in the story. They never show what you expect. My only critisism is also the plot twists. The characters get side tracked from their main goal. At one point they would be making a specific plan then they would start talking to a random girl. It is like chasing a massive tornado then stopping for ice cream.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 16, 2022
Read with Peter. This series will probably be my favorite this discovery series of the year. It is so so funny, clever and also very moving and made me tear up about friendships. It is a solid series to give your elementary or middle school child!
March 20, 2024
I could not get myself to care about this epoch. Josh Barkin is the most ridiculous character so I found myself zoning out during this one.
January 11, 2018
The students at school enjoy this hilarious series. Can't wait to introduce this 3rd installment!
July 29, 2018
Dette er hittil siste bok om Miles og Niles, så denne omtalen er en oppsummering av serien til nå. Jeg har lest dem i sommerferien, og blitt stor fan. Med enkelte små forbehold.
Miles flytter til Slumredal, og prøver å bli skolens største pøbel. Det viser seg at Niles allerede har denne posisjonen, men undercover - hans rolle på skolen er å være gullgutt og tillitselev. Serien skildrer forholdet mellom guttene, og deres påfunn.
Jeg liker et godt påfunn i barnebøker, som Emil. Andre blir mer slitsomme, som Rampete Robin. Miles og Niles er definitivt mer Emil enn Rampete Robin, eller kanskje Robin Hood er mer riktig. Pøbelstrekene sparker oppover, da mot familien Barkin, som har hatt rektormakten på skolen i generasjoner. I første bok blir rektor lurt, i andre bok får rektor sparken og erstattes av sin pensjonerte far, og i tredje bok blir rektorsønn Josh offer for de finstemte spøkene.
Det jeg liker: Tonen i bøkene. Den er ikke stresset eller oppjaget, heller dvelende og deilig å synke ned i. Til tider bikker det over i litt mye parenteser og VERSALER, og litt mye indre grubling. Jeg liker også hvordan vi blir mer og mer kjent med Miles og Niles utover i bøkene, og flere av bifigurene får en større rolle etter hvert, som klassekameraten Holly, og muligens Stuart.
Svakheter? Mye av lufta gikk ut av serien i første bok, hvor Miles og Niles måler krefter og hvor pøbelstrekene er best. I bok to og tre (spoilere!) blir rektor mer og mer venn med guttene, og bøllesønnen Josh duger ikke som antagonist i en fjerde bok, synes jeg. Han er for endimensjonal til det.
Men alt i alt: Finfin serie for hele familien!
Miles flytter til Slumredal, og prøver å bli skolens største pøbel. Det viser seg at Niles allerede har denne posisjonen, men undercover - hans rolle på skolen er å være gullgutt og tillitselev. Serien skildrer forholdet mellom guttene, og deres påfunn.
Jeg liker et godt påfunn i barnebøker, som Emil. Andre blir mer slitsomme, som Rampete Robin. Miles og Niles er definitivt mer Emil enn Rampete Robin, eller kanskje Robin Hood er mer riktig. Pøbelstrekene sparker oppover, da mot familien Barkin, som har hatt rektormakten på skolen i generasjoner. I første bok blir rektor lurt, i andre bok får rektor sparken og erstattes av sin pensjonerte far, og i tredje bok blir rektorsønn Josh offer for de finstemte spøkene.
Det jeg liker: Tonen i bøkene. Den er ikke stresset eller oppjaget, heller dvelende og deilig å synke ned i. Til tider bikker det over i litt mye parenteser og VERSALER, og litt mye indre grubling. Jeg liker også hvordan vi blir mer og mer kjent med Miles og Niles utover i bøkene, og flere av bifigurene får en større rolle etter hvert, som klassekameraten Holly, og muligens Stuart.
Svakheter? Mye av lufta gikk ut av serien i første bok, hvor Miles og Niles måler krefter og hvor pøbelstrekene er best. I bok to og tre (spoilere!) blir rektor mer og mer venn med guttene, og bøllesønnen Josh duger ikke som antagonist i en fjerde bok, synes jeg. Han er for endimensjonal til det.
Men alt i alt: Finfin serie for hele familien!
February 28, 2018
Nach zwei Schuljahren endlich einmal Sommerferien. Das haben Miles und Niles sich auch redlich verdient. Dass nicht nur ihr Erzfeind Josh Barkin, sondern auch sein Vater wieder eine wichtige Rolle spielt, erzeugt einen roten Faden durch die verschiedenen Bände. Gripps gegen Muckis, Freundschaft gegen Mobbing, sogar romantisch wird es diesmal. Miles und Niles entwickeln sich also weiter, was ich sehr toll finde. Viele Kinderbücher bleiben mit den ewig gleichen Charakteren stehen, hier geht es weiter.
Mit dem dritten Band der Reihe schließt sich nicht nur der Kreis zwischen den Schuljahren, sondern auch Miles endgültiges Ankommen in Yawnee Valley steht im Mittelpunkt. Während er im ersten Band selbst lernen musste, was ein richtiger Trickser ist und wie wichtig die tiefe Botschaft ist, wird er nun nicht nur zum Helden, sondern auch zum Meister dessen, was Niles ihm beigebracht hat. Auch hier wird der Bogen über die gesamte Reihe geschlagen. Fortsetzungen zu schreiben, die absolut für sich stehen können und dennoch einen Mehrwert für alle haben, die die ersten Bände kennen, ist nicht leicht. Hier wurde es geschafft.
Mit dem dritten Band der Reihe schließt sich nicht nur der Kreis zwischen den Schuljahren, sondern auch Miles endgültiges Ankommen in Yawnee Valley steht im Mittelpunkt. Während er im ersten Band selbst lernen musste, was ein richtiger Trickser ist und wie wichtig die tiefe Botschaft ist, wird er nun nicht nur zum Helden, sondern auch zum Meister dessen, was Niles ihm beigebracht hat. Auch hier wird der Bogen über die gesamte Reihe geschlagen. Fortsetzungen zu schreiben, die absolut für sich stehen können und dennoch einen Mehrwert für alle haben, die die ersten Bände kennen, ist nicht leicht. Hier wurde es geschafft.
July 8, 2024
2024- reread on the way home from the cabin! A fun reread with the whole family:) stand by this review for sure!
Not often do you think I’m book three of a series that it’s better than the first but I would definitely say it about this book.
I love the terrible two relationship and now seeing them in the summer, in the woods, with their Principal:) oh man.. funny … cleaver, .. the best prank at the end. But again not done in a mean spirit.
Our Family has loved listening to this audio book.. but it would be a great read aloud with fun pictures to look at too.
Had a “ stand by me feel” at end of the book reflecting on the perfect summer of childhood .. being yourself with your best friend!
Not often do you think I’m book three of a series that it’s better than the first but I would definitely say it about this book.
I love the terrible two relationship and now seeing them in the summer, in the woods, with their Principal:) oh man.. funny … cleaver, .. the best prank at the end. But again not done in a mean spirit.
Our Family has loved listening to this audio book.. but it would be a great read aloud with fun pictures to look at too.
Had a “ stand by me feel” at end of the book reflecting on the perfect summer of childhood .. being yourself with your best friend!
April 10, 2020
I hate Josh and Bertrand they say not to be dumb but they are
August 26, 2022
This was another absolute delight to experience (audiobook) with my kids. There was more than one time when I burst out laughing along with them.
June 6, 2024
I absolutely loved this third book too. I love the friendship of Miles/Niles. They are so supportive and uplifting of each other. They are true teammates. They have no judgements and feel like they can just be themselves. Their friendship is a safe place for them both. I love the cute little crush that happens with a character. I still love Principal Barkin with all my heart. The pranks are hilarious. I like the messages included too. This is a fantastic read aloud for me and my 5yo son.
SPOILERS and book notes:
This book is pranking Josh and his two minions that are hilarious. To disappear miles and Niles and dug graves then covered them with sod. "I don’t really feel comfortable unless I’m surrounded by my books. It helps me think. Good books are like good pranks: They challenge the powerful, they expose the truth, and sometimes they’re funny.” Barry Barkin is still my favorite character: “A principal is never truly lost. In times of uncertainty, a good leader randomly chooses a direction and pursues it boldly, no matter where it leads.” Miles never knew where Niles snuck off to for a couple hours some days. But it was to secretly meet Holly at a pond! To stick their feet in the water and read side by side! Isn’t this adorable:
"From a movie" Holly sighed.
"Right!" said Niles. "What movie?"
Holly told him the title, and he wrote it down in his prank-ing notebook. He tried to watch the movies Holly mentioned because (1) they were usually great movies, and (2) nobody ever caught Holly's movie references, and Niles wanted to be an exception.” But they jumped into the pond and swam this time! And then ended like this: “Holly opened her book again, but she stared down at the same page for minutes, smiling. (She wasn't reading. She was thinking. Theres not much to smile at in the second half of Frankenstein.)” she also said this about him:
"You know," she said, "I used to think you were a real weirdo. And now that I'm getting to know you, I think you're a completely different kind of weirdo." Niles smiled. He liked that a lot.” I love the rock prank to principal Barkin. It was a heavy rock that had “turn me over” written on it. Then when he finally decided to do it and with a lot of effort flips it over it says: “thanks! Now turn me back over so I can prank someone else.” He loved it haha. I love what Miles says to Josh: “that.)
"That's not a prank" said Miles. "A prank says something.
What does throwing sticks say?"
"It says I'm in charge" Josh said.
"Pranks do not belong to the powerful! The prank is too fine an instrument for a brutes clumsy fingers!"
Niles smiled.
"The prank belongs to the powerless! It is the mustache across the dictator's portrait, the tweak of the tyrant's nose!" Niles smiled even more.
"What have you added to the sum total of human joy?" Nothing! That’s not a prank. That’s being a jerk. Miles and Niles have such a precious friendship: “The summer Niles spent in these woods was a summer he didn't have to decide who hed be at school, or who hed be at home, a perfect summer where Niles could just be Niles— whoever that was. Niles wasn't sure he knew. But Miles seemed to. When Niles was with Miles, he never had to decide who he would be. In that way, spending time with Miles was like spending time in the woods. And so spending time in the woods with Miles was the best time of all. Niles smiled at the passing thought.”
SPOILERS and book notes:
This book is pranking Josh and his two minions that are hilarious. To disappear miles and Niles and dug graves then covered them with sod. "I don’t really feel comfortable unless I’m surrounded by my books. It helps me think. Good books are like good pranks: They challenge the powerful, they expose the truth, and sometimes they’re funny.” Barry Barkin is still my favorite character: “A principal is never truly lost. In times of uncertainty, a good leader randomly chooses a direction and pursues it boldly, no matter where it leads.” Miles never knew where Niles snuck off to for a couple hours some days. But it was to secretly meet Holly at a pond! To stick their feet in the water and read side by side! Isn’t this adorable:
"From a movie" Holly sighed.
"Right!" said Niles. "What movie?"
Holly told him the title, and he wrote it down in his prank-ing notebook. He tried to watch the movies Holly mentioned because (1) they were usually great movies, and (2) nobody ever caught Holly's movie references, and Niles wanted to be an exception.” But they jumped into the pond and swam this time! And then ended like this: “Holly opened her book again, but she stared down at the same page for minutes, smiling. (She wasn't reading. She was thinking. Theres not much to smile at in the second half of Frankenstein.)” she also said this about him:
"You know," she said, "I used to think you were a real weirdo. And now that I'm getting to know you, I think you're a completely different kind of weirdo." Niles smiled. He liked that a lot.” I love the rock prank to principal Barkin. It was a heavy rock that had “turn me over” written on it. Then when he finally decided to do it and with a lot of effort flips it over it says: “thanks! Now turn me back over so I can prank someone else.” He loved it haha. I love what Miles says to Josh: “that.)
"That's not a prank" said Miles. "A prank says something.
What does throwing sticks say?"
"It says I'm in charge" Josh said.
"Pranks do not belong to the powerful! The prank is too fine an instrument for a brutes clumsy fingers!"
Niles smiled.
"The prank belongs to the powerless! It is the mustache across the dictator's portrait, the tweak of the tyrant's nose!" Niles smiled even more.
"What have you added to the sum total of human joy?" Nothing! That’s not a prank. That’s being a jerk. Miles and Niles have such a precious friendship: “The summer Niles spent in these woods was a summer he didn't have to decide who hed be at school, or who hed be at home, a perfect summer where Niles could just be Niles— whoever that was. Niles wasn't sure he knew. But Miles seemed to. When Niles was with Miles, he never had to decide who he would be. In that way, spending time with Miles was like spending time in the woods. And so spending time in the woods with Miles was the best time of all. Niles smiled at the passing thought.”
August 14, 2019
What do two epic school pranksters, known for driving their principal nuts and running their school building, do when class lets out for the summer? They take their pranking off the grid, of course! Miles and Niles, otherwise known as the Terrible Two, are back in the third installment of the series. This time, The Terrible Two and their nemeses (I had to Google how to make that plural) have the wild woods of a childhood summer as the backdrop for their planning, scheming, and joking. The Terrible Two Go Wild is just as clever and pithy as its predecessors, but I especially love the way this setting harkens back to the summers I remember as a kid, where hikes in the woods and books in the sunshine were more common than cell phones and laptops. I’d suggest reading this series in order, as some of the details left me a little confused after skipping The Terrible Two no. 2. With its hilarious dialogue and fast-paced story, this could be a fun read aloud for bedtime. And parents are sure to appreciate the Easter Eggs left by author Mac Barnett, as well as the illustrations and the vintage-inspired type settings (or maybe that’s just me, the font nerd). Barnett has this wonderful way of making the little moments of childhood seem like epic adventures, and couldn’t we all use a little more of that fun innocence?
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