![]() ![]() ![]() Duncan Dougall was the bully in the first book and given a few lines that suggested he was misunderstood. In the case of 'Fried' there's only one multifaceted character (I don't recall Susan ever getting past the good-girl archetype, but I'll see soon) since Peter let himself be abducted at the end of book one. It has similar elements to Coville's other writing, a great genre hook to get a reader interested with surprising multifaceted characters, but with simpler language and structure. I was a trifle off the mark, though since 'My Teacher Fried My Brains' is more suitable for readers just making the transition into chapter books. ![]() I compared the homely heroine Jennifer Murdley to Duncan Dougall in my review as near equals in complexity. This was one of the first books I remember ordering through the Trumpet Club (almost as exciting as the Scholastic Book Fair!), and can you blame me? Just look at that cover! Sometimes you just have to stop trying to sleep and start reading prepubescent classics. I've even gone so far as to order the other two, but I just couldn't wait for them to get in. It was reading 'Jennifer Murdley's Toad' last week that gave me the itch to reread these books. ![]()
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