'Shove it, Jeremy,' said Dave, which was the nicest thing anyone had ever said in my honor. Unfortunately, Jeremy heard me saying something and hollered down the table, 'Hey, if we wanted any of your crap, I'd beat it out of you.' You should love it because Angleberger has proved again (as in the Origami Yoda series) that he can tackle sensitive subjects with charm and a good deal of humor.Įverybody else was talking about the Super Bowl coming up that weekend, but we all agreed that it was stupid and football was stupid and the Redskins' mascot was stupid. That's why kids will love it, but it's not why you should. Written as an illustrated 'report' by the QwikPick Adventure Society, this novel of only 135 pages, Poop Fountain! is stomach-churning disgusting at times, and hilariously funny at others. It's the perfect day for a secret mission to visit the Poop Fountain, an antiquated aeration device at the town's waste water treatment plant. Lyle's parents have to work at the QwikPick convenience store all day. Marilla and Dave don't celebrate Christmas and don't enjoy spending time at home. So, what do this Jehovah's Witness, Jew, and very poor kid have in common? At first, only that each has nothing to do on Christmas Day. These are the founding members of Tom Angleberger's hilarious new creation, the QwikPick Adventure Society, which makes its debut in a new series, The QwikPick Papers.

Sounds like a perfect trio of protagonists for a serious book of realistic fiction, doesn't it? But it's not -not really. (Advance Reader Copy supplied by publisher)Ī bi-racial, Jehovah's Witness girl a poor boy from the trailer park a nerdy Jewish boy -all victims of school bullying. The QwikPick Papers: Poop Fountain! New York: Abrams.

The Qwikpick Papers by Tom Angleberger