{"product_id":"the-dunderheads-isbn-9780763652395","title":"The Dunderheads","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A celebration of multiple intelligences, teamwork, and kid power.” — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Breakbone hates kids. Especially the time-squandering, mind-wandering, doodling, dozing dunderheads in her class. But each kid’s special talent is crucial to a spectacular display of teamwork that teaches Miss Breakbone a lesson she won’t soon forget. From the incomparable Paul Fleischman comes a winning cast of underdogs- and one of the most terrifying teachers you’ll ever meet — brought to vivid life in David Roberts’s quirky, hilarious illustrations.Just   the right note of dastardly charm. Schoolchildren will adore this story of   pupil revenge.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA   celebration of multiple intelligences, teamwork, and kid power.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe   setup is witty and subversive, and the book then springs into a classic caper   plot, with each kid in the gang offering a bizarre skill.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoberts   caricatures the formidable teacher and the amiably wide-eyed kids with a   witty, agile pen and judicious splashes of color, an excellent foil for   Fleishman’s terse and comical private eye send-up. With action galore, a   villain foiled by clever kids, a laugh a minute, a profusion of illustrations   with broad age appeal, and an easily read text, this is a winner.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can   almost hear the Pink Panther theme thrumming in the background... A fun   stick-it-to-teacher romp with no redeeming message but cleverness in spades.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously   outlandish, featuring an undercover caper complete with a hidden safe,   grappling hooks made of paperclips, a classmate who just happens to be a   hypnotist and a broken statuette with (real) emerald eyes.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelf-affirming.   As a whole, the class is a bunch of ‘twiddling, time-squandering,   mind-wandering, doodling, dozing, don’t knowing dunderheads.’ Taken singly   and placed to their best advantage the students are, of course, geniuses. The   illustrations by David Roberts are hilarious scary and fabulously imagined.\u003cbr\u003e—ForeWord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung   gumshoes and budding secret agents will love the laughs and suspense…   distinct personalities and unique talents of each student all but guarantee   that this memorable pack will amuse both children and adults.\u003cbr\u003e—Shelftalker blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll   be hoping to see more of this strange but appealing crew.\u003cbr\u003e—Cookie magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe   tone of this story is reminiscent of a hard-boiled detective novel, a   wonderful stylistic quality….Miss Breakbone is a delicious villain, one that   could have easily stepped out of a Road Dahl book.\u003cbr\u003e—Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog (SLJ)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299765473509,"sku":"NP9780763652395","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763652395.jpg?v=1767739099","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-dunderheads-isbn-9780763652395","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}