Book : My Life As A Potato - Costner, Arianne

-Titulo Original : My Life As A Potato

-Fabricante :

Yearling

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For anyone who has ever felt like a potato in middle school, this hilarious story about a boy forced to become the dorkiest school mascot ever will have readers cheering!A grade A, spudtastic (not to mention FUNNY) debut. Arianne Costner sure knows middle school and middle schoolers! --Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos LibraryBen Hardy believes hes cursed by potatoes. And now hes moved to Idaho, where the schools mascot is Steve the Spud! Yeah, this cannot be good. After accidentally causing the mascot to sprain an ankle, Ben is sentenced to Spud duty for the final basketball games of the year. But if the other kids know hes the Spud, his plans for popularity are likely to be a big dud! Ben doesnt want to let the team down, so he lies to his friends to keep it a secret. No one will know its him under the potato suit . . . right? Life as a potato is all about not getting mashed! With laugh-out-loud illustrations throughout, hand to fans of James Patterson, Gordan Korman, Jeff Kinney, and Chris Grabenstein!A hilarious, relatable story for any kid who has ever felt out of place.--Stacy McAnulty, author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Review Reminiscent of Lincoln Peirces Big Nate comics and Chris Grabensteins and James Pattersons I Funny series. --School Library Journal“The author keeps the novel moving quickly, pushing forward with witty asides and narrative momentum.”-Kirkus ReviewsA hilarious, relatable story for any kid who has ever felt out of place. --Stacy McAnulty, author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl About the Author ARIANNE COSTNER is a former English teacher who firmly believes that writers should crack up at their own jokes. Born and raised in Mesa, Arizona as the oldest of five, she currently lives outside of Los Angeles, California with her husband and children. Her favorite kind of potato is the tater tot, with mashed potatoes coming in close second--as long as theyre not gluey. Visit her at ariannecostner and follow her on Twitter at @ariannecostner and on @authorariannecoster. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 The Curse of the Potato I don’t know what I did to deserve it, but the fact is clear: I, Ben Hardy, am cursed by potatoes. That demon veggie has been out to get me for years. Evidence #1: When I was five, I tripped over a bag of potatoes and broke my arm. I had to wear an itchy green cast for six weeks.Evidence #2: My mom makes the world’s gluey-est mashed potatoes. They’re great for craft projects. Not for eating.Evidence #3: There’s a faded scar above my left eyebrow. What happened? Let’s just say I got on the bad side of a cat named Tater Tot. Then, two weeks ago, right in the middle of seventh grade, my family moved from Los Angeles to South Fork, Idaho--aka “the Potato Capital of the World.” The people here worship the veggie like my dad worships the Lakers.Case in point: my new school’s game-day shirt. Today about half the school showed up wearing one. When I reach the cafeteria for lunch, I realize my friend Ellie is part of that half.“You have to get one, Ben. Where’s your school spirit?” Ellie plunks her lunch tray down and tosses her long black braid over her shoulder. On her shirt, a cartoon potato flexes its bulky biceps and flashes the kind of smile that should be reserved for clowns in horror movies.Out of all the mascot options--the Cougars, the Eagles, the Saber-Toothed Tigers--my new school just had to be the Spuds. This crosses a line. At my last school, we were the Wildcats, ferocious and intimidating. All a potato can scare is . . . well, me, I guess. I shake my head. “No way am I spending twenty bucks on that shirt. I could buy ten extra-large Slurpees for that price.” “What about Slurpees?” Our friend Hunter pulls off his hoodie as he sits at our table. He’s wearing the shirt too. Somehow these two