Reviews by Tag: humor

George and Harold are back at it again with their pranks. It is the Second Annual Invention
Convention at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, and George and Harold decide to sabotage all
of students’ inventions. However, they soon are caught and punished by their principal, Mr. Krupp,
but George and Harold still haven’t learned their lesson. They decide to make a new Captain
Underpants comic, and once they are done they try to use one of the students’ machines to make

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are the class clowns Jerome Horwitz Elementary
School. The two are best friends and make comics about a superhero called Captain Underpants.
They also pull many pranks that get them into all sorts of trouble. However, their Principal, Mr.
Krupp, isn’t amused by their “jokes” and is always trying to find a way to punish them. He soon
finally catches the boys and punishes them, but the George and Harold get out of their punishment
by hypnotizing their principal and making him think he is Captain Underpants. Their prank soon

Greg Heffley has never been good in sport, nor has he ever been very interested in them.
In fact, he has decided that he shouldn’t have any affair with sports at all. However, everything
changes when Greg’s mom gets him to try out for basketball, and he somehow makes the team
despite his bad performance. Now Greg has to try and make it through the season, but things aren’t
looking so good for Heffley and his team. Will Greg awaken the inner athlete inside of him, or
will he mess everything up?

Max is a young troubadour traveling with Uncle Budrick across the land. However, Max
doesn’t want to be a troubadour, but instead a knight. Max is soon given the chance to become a
hero when both her and Uncle Budrick arrive in Byjovia. There they find out that King Gastley
has taken control of the kingdom, making Byjovia no longer the great land it once was. To make
matters worse, Max’s uncle is soon taken away by Gastley and sent to his palace! In order to save
the kingdom and her uncle, Max must form a group of adventurers known as the Midknights, and

The story is set in the middle ages and focused on a girl named Max and her friends, the
Midknights. Max wants to become a knight and go on great adventures, so she is currently
attending knight school. However, her homeland, Byjovia, is soon under attack by creatures that
can take the form of any Byjovian! These creatures are known as the bodkins! In order to protect
Byjovia and defeat the bodkins, Max and the Midknights must travel to the creatures’ homeland,
save their friends who are trapped inside, and prevent the bodkins from coming into Byjovia.

Billy Madison is a hilarious movie about a grown-up immature person named Billy. Who, in order
to inherit his father’s hotel, must repeat all twelve grades of school again. But this is no easy
task for someone as stupid as Billy, for he almost loses the second-grade spelling bee. My
favorite scene, however, was when Billy threw dodgeballs at all the kids during recess. While
the adult audience may not be fan of the slap-happy Billy Madison, the younger audience, like

Raina is just entering middle school and changes are starting to happen. Friendships, relationships, mood swings etc. every day is different for Raina, and nothing is certain. How with Raina deal with everyday challenges that are thrown her way? This book was definitely an eye opener. Seeing Raina go through 6th through 10th grade, was an experience. The feeling this book gave me was very exciting. I was anticipating what was coming next and loved seeing her growth throughout.

Wink is a weird and not so enjoyable fiction novel by Rob Harrel. This book is about a kid named Ross, one day in the middle of summer he finds a big lump on his right eye. Ross gets diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, at school, he is known as the cancer kid. Ross has to deal with a lot of stuff like his eye goo, winking, and bullies. I love the way the author adds funny comics and pictures to describe the story, but the way the author presented the book wasn’t enjoyable to me.

Nate, president of the robotics team, wants the school funding to focus on their needs. Charlie, the captain of the basketball team, wants the school funding to go towards getting the cheerleaders new clothes. Both parties decide to enter a robot battle competition to win $10,000, which will be able fund both clubs. What happens next? Read more to find out!

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is an autobiography that sheds light on the systematic issues within South Africa. The book centers around Trevor’s childhood and the way he was raised. The story ranges from going to church, his relationship with his mom, and even finding a sweetheart for a dance. Additionally, Born a Crime brings attention to heavy issues such as apartheid and domestic abuse.