Masters of Disaster- Gary Paulsen

Title: Masters of Disaster
Author: Paulsen, Gary
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books, 2010
ISBN-13:  978-0385739979

Genre: Adventure
Reading Level: NC1100 Lexile
Interest Level: 9+

Readers Annotation: Three friends, one goal, and lots of poop. Will these three boys be able to break a world record?

Plot:
 Henry, Riley and Reed have been friends for a long time. One day Henry decides they are the most boring 12 year old kids in the world and they need to change that. He begins to brainstorm different ways they can break a world record and become famously unboring. This way they will become daring guys who will get noticed by the girls. Henry decides that because he is coming up with the ideas he should not have to do them. Riley is great at keeping a record of things so Reed is the one who will be doing these daring things. The first stunt is to ride a bike off a tall roof. Somehow he ends up with his head in a dirty diaper. What happens when these boys try different ways to be adventurous? Will they break a record and become cool?


Review:
This book will appeal to people who want to read a short, funny book about learning what not to do. The comedy does not stop though the whole book and the gross items they encounter bring a different dimension of the daring things. This book was a fast read because the boys' adventures are followed one after another. If one fails, the next day Henry has come up with another one. The characters are lovable and the setting could be an any city where people get lost in the shuffle if they are not careful.

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