Donutheart

Donuthead #2

by Sue Stauffacher

Franklin Delano Donuthead, star of Sue Stauffacher's Donuthead , is back and life continues to throw him lots of he's now in sixth grade which means it's time for middle school , with all of its related terrors. He has to avoid whipping pony tails in the hallways, he's forced to use school bathrooms, with eighth graders , his life science teacher makes him blush like a tomato, his beloved Glynnis Powell may be moving ahead of him socially, his mother has a boyfriend , and his unlikely best friend, Sarah Kervick, once again needs more help than he thinks he can manage on his own. But thanks to his tough but kindhearted mother, the tough but kindhearted Gloria Nelots, and a little growing self-awareness, Franklin manages what it takes to pull Sarah out of another rough situation.

Sue Stauffacher has crafted another laugh-out-loud middle grade novel about Franklin and Sarah that once again overflows with Franklin's distinctive voice, a touching plot, wholly original characters, and a little Mercurochrome for good measure.

Genres: Middle Grade, Friendship, Contemporary

208 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 2006

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just picture Mr. Monk as a child. Nice read.

[Pat Trattles · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read Donuthead many many years ago and just stumbled upon this sequel. It didn’t take me long to re-immerse myself into the life of the extremely germophobic, OCD Franklin, and his sidekick, Sarah, who despite their differences, has his back whenever things don’t go quite as he’d like. A fun, quick read, middle grade readers will enjoy spending time with Franklin and the rest of the cast.

[Salsabrarian]

In this sequel to Donuthead, Franklin's health risk factors have shot up now that he is in middle school. His science teacher spits when he talks and young Ms Matthews wears outfits that make Franklin blush. He is also unable to make himself pee in the school bathrooms. Also, Franklin's friend Sarah is actively fulfilling her dream of competing in figure skating, thanks to support from Franklin's mother and Gloria Nelots, Franklin's favorite staffer at the National Safety Department in Washington, DC. But when Sarah's father loses his job it looks like she may have to abandon her skating dreams. It will be up to Franklin to leave his personal safety zone to show Sarah how much people care about what happens to her.

[Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

The latest book I read, Donutheart by Sue Stauffacher was a fun, lighthearted young adult book. Franklin Delano Donuthead is obsessed with cleanliness, hygiene, and risk avoidance. Fortunately, he has Sarah to fight his battles and help him out of difficult situations. In the end, he ignores his obsessions in turn for helping Sarah, his best friend.

It might be classified as a young adult book, but it could be recommended for older grade school children as well. The content and language are not offensive, but some of the words and content would not be understood by younger children. It's a short 208 pages, and reads fast.

[Bethany Erickson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointed. Hardly do I find a main character that I completely do not enjoy. Donuthead is one. He's self-involved and a germaphobe who is critical of everyone around him. He finds it appalling that his mother cleans the bathrooms at the local skating rink so that their charity, Sarah - a motherless girl whose father from time to time gets in trouble with the law, can skate competitively. Doesn't she know the amount of germs she can come into contact with cleaning public restrooms? I could not love his character. I couldn't even like him, even at the end when he "saves the day." Pass.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The further adventures of Franklin Delano Donuthead and Sarah Kervick are even better than the first book. I love these characters, and I hope that Sue Stauffacher writes more books about them.

[Diane Greiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book from author Sue Stauffacher about the quirky and likable character named Franklin Delano Donuthead. Sue brings her characters to life in very real life moments. I highly recommend this book and author.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny and touching story of a kind of OCD boy starting middle school. there's a deeper theme - his best friend Sarah's father is pretty dead-beat, and she turns to Franklin's mother for affection and support. It was fun to read and was pretty uplifting.

[Debbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as Donuthead. Feels somewhat contrived.

[Kirklandlambert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty funny and made me laugh! It's kind of hard to read but you'll get used to it after a while.

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny germphobic boy and filthy trouble tough girl.

[Pam Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved this character.