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Neal Moffet had called me "Fat Pat Berry, the Twinkletoes Fairy" one time too many. ANd when he started going on about what a klutz I was just because a flying tackle got me stuck under a chain-link fence...well, something snapped.
So when he bet me I couldn't get through the summer without getting stitches or breaking any bones, I took him on. Whoever lost had to kiss Kristine Pimpton (otherwise known as "The Blimp") in front of the entire school on the first day of sixth grade.
Just the thought of having to pucker up for those pudgy lips is enough to make me want to spend the summer sitting still. But the rules say I have to keep on playing football and basketball and riding bikes -- all that dangerous stuff. And Neal is so desperate to win, I don't trust him for a minute. Boy, is it going to be a long summer. Especially for a klutz like me.
So when he bet me I couldn't get through the summer without getting stitches or breaking any bones, I took him on. Whoever lost had to kiss Kristine Pimpton (otherwise known as "The Blimp") in front of the entire school on the first day of sixth grade.
Just the thought of having to pucker up for those pudgy lips is enough to make me want to spend the summer sitting still. But the rules say I have to keep on playing football and basketball and riding bikes -- all that dangerous stuff. And Neal is so desperate to win, I don't trust him for a minute. Boy, is it going to be a long summer. Especially for a klutz like me.
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Bill Wallace grew up in Oklahoma. Along with riding their horses, he and his friends enjoyed campouts and fishing trips. Toasting marshmallows, telling ghost stories to scare one another, and catching fish was always fun.
One of the most memorable trips took place on the far side of Lake Lawtonka, at the base of Mt. Scott. He and his best friend, Gary, spent the day shooting shad with bow and arrows, cutting bank poles, and getting ready to go when their dads got home from work.
Although there was no "monster" in Lake Lawtonka, one night there was a "sneak attack" by a rather large catfish tail. Checking the bank poles was not nearly as fun or "free" after that point, but it was the inspiration for this story.
Bill Wallace has won nineteen children's state awards and been awarded the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's Literature from the Oklahoma Center for the Book.
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One of the most memorable trips took place on the far side of Lake Lawtonka, at the base of Mt. Scott. He and his best friend, Gary, spent the day shooting shad with bow and arrows, cutting bank poles, and getting ready to go when their dads got home from work.
Although there was no "monster" in Lake Lawtonka, one night there was a "sneak attack" by a rather large catfish tail. Checking the bank poles was not nearly as fun or "free" after that point, but it was the inspiration for this story.
Bill Wallace has won nineteen children's state awards and been awarded the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's Literature from the Oklahoma Center for the Book.
Grade 5-8-- Sex (boys watching girls in bikinis, a first kiss), interesting characters (a truly detestable bully; an awkward, overweight hero), action, humor, and classic themes (courage, friendship, self-realization)--this book almost has it all--except for believable female characters. Accident-prone Pat gets fed up with Neal's constant taunting and makes a bet that he can get through the summer without breaking any bones or getting any stitches. The loser has to kiss the pretty but plump girl whom Neal has ridiculed as ``The Blimp.'' Pat's friends rally to his defense as they try to protect him from the devious and sometimes dangerous traps that Neal sets for him. In a predictable but satisfying ending, a more mature and sensitive Pat loses the bet but wins the girl, who comes home from summer camp prettier, curvier, and slimmer. Fans of Hobie Hansen and Bingo Brown will enjoy Pat's growing pains. The humorous first-person account moves along at a brisk pace, helped by snappy dialogue. The male characters are well rounded and their actions ring true, but the girls are passive and serve merely as backdrops. There is no indication of how they feel about being treated so shabbily by the boys. --Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
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Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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