Shelia R. (MamaDragon3) -
I was given an advance copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Max Corrigan grooms new middle school students so they can "rule the school". The goal is to get the newbies liked by all and bullied by none. However, Max's recommendations on how to accomplish this get the newbie (the book is told so that Max's talking to YOU as the newbie needing help) into immense amounts of trouble and more and more complex plotting turns the whole school into a domino course set to topple over at the slightest wrong turn. Of course, Max's advice and a lot of luck prevails and the newbie (You) end up being beloved by all.
Now, beyond the fact that this is unbelievable in the extreme, and of course only meant for entertainment, I did have a few problems with this book. The advice Max gives the newbie include highly immoral and illegal activities, such as vandalism, computer hacking, defamation/slander of a teacher, etc. Even for entertainment purposes, these kinds of suggestions seemed a little much for me. There are better and easier ways to make yourself liked that don't involve spray paint and guessing passwords in my opinion.
Max Corrigan grooms new middle school students so they can "rule the school". The goal is to get the newbies liked by all and bullied by none. However, Max's recommendations on how to accomplish this get the newbie (the book is told so that Max's talking to YOU as the newbie needing help) into immense amounts of trouble and more and more complex plotting turns the whole school into a domino course set to topple over at the slightest wrong turn. Of course, Max's advice and a lot of luck prevails and the newbie (You) end up being beloved by all.
Now, beyond the fact that this is unbelievable in the extreme, and of course only meant for entertainment, I did have a few problems with this book. The advice Max gives the newbie include highly immoral and illegal activities, such as vandalism, computer hacking, defamation/slander of a teacher, etc. Even for entertainment purposes, these kinds of suggestions seemed a little much for me. There are better and easier ways to make yourself liked that don't involve spray paint and guessing passwords in my opinion.
