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    There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

    Written by Louis Sachar

    Narrated by Lionel Wilson

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    About this audiobook

    The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes)

    Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you.

    That's Bradley Chalkers for you. He's the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him-except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try.

    But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 10, 2009
    ISBN9780804123266
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    There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
    Author

    Louis Sachar

    When Louis Sachar was going to school, his teachers always pronounced his name wrong. Now that he has become a popular author of children’s books, teachers all over the country are pronouncing his name wrong. It should be pronounced “Sacker,” like someone who tackles quarterbacks or someone who stuffs potatoes into sacks. Mr. Sachar's first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first year of law school. After receiving his law degree, he spent six years asking himself whether he wanted to be an author or a lawyer before deciding to write for children full-time. His books include Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, and Holes, winner of a Newbery Medal and National Book Award.

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    Reviews for There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

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    • 3/5
      After reading that terrible book Suck, i mean Sock (Penn Jillette), i needed to clean my brain out for another book. Jenn had bought me a copy of Louis Sachar’s There’s a boy in the girls bathroom so i decided i should revert to a prior age and give a good once over. thank you goodwill for having it lying around :)I have not read this book in so many years, it really came to me as if i had never read it at all.Louis Sachar is the guy who wrote Holes (made into a movie a few years back) and Sideways stories from Wayside School. He is a Lawyer who decided children’s fiction was a nice fit for him as an occupation, and i fully agree. i have always been a fan of his books, especially the Wayside School series.Girls Bathroom is a story of a boy with the lowest self esteem ever who fights against everything, has imaginary friends and lies like no other.he is forced to go to a school counselor and over the course of the book grows up a little and finds out how to interact in society. man. this is a damn good book. t is funny, even for an adult, and i was surprised by how well the “moral of the story” was incorporated into a kid friendly story.Over the years i have been slowly building up my collection of good children’s books, books i enjoyed as a kid and would love others to read. the goal is that someone comes over to my place and has no need to turn on the TV because regardless of their gender or age, there are tons of incredible books to read. the words “i’m bored” would be met with “have you read this? it is really really good”recently i last year i read Judy Blume’s Superfudge and it is really what started the idea. i laughed and really had a good time reading it, even though i read it rather quickly and it was far below my reading level. next in the list will likely be some William Sleator books like House of Stairs, Singularity, the Green Futures of Tycho, and Interstellar Pig (which recently had a sequel written for it). I absorbed this write almost through osmosis when i was a kid. special thanks to my dad for handing me Interstellar Pig in the library as a kids and telling me it looked good. Much appreciation for you and mom putting up with us kids, our voracious appetite for books, and the common place trips to the Springville library where we had a 10 book limit on ourcheck outs (parent imposed limit)mmm.. Suck has been washed from my tastebuds and replaced with non-suck happiness.excellent.
    • 4/5
      This would've received 4 stars if the ending hadn't been quite so neatly tied up, and a key event involving parents quite so cartoonish. I was big fan of Holes (book and movie, which he scripted). This is for a younger audience. I think the title falsely suggests something silly along the lines of Rockwells How to Eat Fried Worms. A better title IMO would be Bradley Chalkers is a Monster. The author though considers it one of his better titles.Title and ending aside, this is a well-told story about a kid who has isolated himself from his peers through repeated acts of buffoonery and nastiness. Even he doesn't know why he does it. Into his life comes a new kid to the school, also at loose ends, several girls in his class with very mixed messages, and Clara, the new school counselor, who is one really wise person. This is a young reader book that manages to be very funny and very sad in adjacent paragraphs. I don't know how kids receive it, but highly recommended for adults.
    • 5/5
      This is the quintessential book for anyone who grows up feeling like they don't fit in. Children feeling that way I think really connect to this book in a way that they can with few other books.
    • 2/5
      My daughter, who is one month from being 8 years old, really liked this book! I, however, did not. (I'm 46) I didn't like the main character, Bradley, at all. He is basically a jerk. His parents were incredibly neglectful and his teacher is lazy and pretty bad at her job. I did like the message that getting counseling could be beneficial, and that people can change - that is true and a big positive of this story. But up until that revelation, I was very disappointed in the whole thing. I would file it, much like Bradley himself, in the bookshelf - last shelf, bottom row.
    • 1/5
      dont like this book

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    • 3/5
      After reading that terrible book Suck, i mean Sock (Penn Jillette), i needed to clean my brain out for another book. Jenn had bought me a copy of Louis Sachar’s There’s a boy in the girls bathroom so i decided i should revert to a prior age and give a good once over. thank you goodwill for having it lying around :)I have not read this book in so many years, it really came to me as if i had never read it at all.Louis Sachar is the guy who wrote Holes (made into a movie a few years back) and Sideways stories from Wayside School. He is a Lawyer who decided children’s fiction was a nice fit for him as an occupation, and i fully agree. i have always been a fan of his books, especially the Wayside School series.Girls Bathroom is a story of a boy with the lowest self esteem ever who fights against everything, has imaginary friends and lies like no other.he is forced to go to a school counselor and over the course of the book grows up a little and finds out how to interact in society. man. this is a damn good book. t is funny, even for an adult, and i was surprised by how well the “moral of the story” was incorporated into a kid friendly story.Over the years i have been slowly building up my collection of good children’s books, books i enjoyed as a kid and would love others to read. the goal is that someone comes over to my place and has no need to turn on the TV because regardless of their gender or age, there are tons of incredible books to read. the words “i’m bored” would be met with “have you read this? it is really really good”recently i last year i read Judy Blume’s Superfudge and it is really what started the idea. i laughed and really had a good time reading it, even though i read it rather quickly and it was far below my reading level. next in the list will likely be some William Sleator books like House of Stairs, Singularity, the Green Futures of Tycho, and Interstellar Pig (which recently had a sequel written for it). I absorbed this write almost through osmosis when i was a kid. special thanks to my dad for handing me Interstellar Pig in the library as a kids and telling me it looked good. Much appreciation for you and mom putting up with us kids, our voracious appetite for books, and the common place trips to the Springville library where we had a 10 book limit on ourcheck outs (parent imposed limit)mmm.. Suck has been washed from my tastebuds and replaced with non-suck happiness.excellent.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Great juvenile fiction. Only disappointment for me was the ending.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      One of my favorite upper elementary school books. The story has become a classic.
    • 4/5
      I always saw this book at the school library and rolled my eyes. Sounded pretty ridiculous. But as it turns out - this was an amazing book! It's amazingly compassionate and sweet and just a joy to read. I couldn't recommend this enough for kids starting around age eight or so. It's funny, 'cause I should have known I liked Sachar from the Wayside books. Oh well. Maybe I got more out of it now anyway.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I didn't think I would enjoy this, but I did. A good choice for middle school reluctant readers.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A great book for children, and one that has a message for adults that read it as well.The main character starts out as a wholly unlikeable little boy, but as the story progresses (and dips into his head), we find ourselves first empathizing with him, and then rooting for him. We see him make bad decisions but instead of damning him for them, we understand where they came from and how we might have done the same thing in the same circumstance.More than anything else, this book brings home how difficult it can be when everyone expects you to be the bad guy, at a time when all you want to do is to fit in and live up to the expectations that are put on you.Recommendation: For any kids who don't quite feel included... and for the ones who do, who may be treating their own classmates this way.
    • 4/5
      Winner of multiple awards (including but not limited to: Milner Award, Iowa Children's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award, Nevada Young Readers' Award, and Nene Award) Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom follows Bradley Cooper as he goes through 5th grade again.There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom is a humorous take on bullying, being bullied and growing up. Louis Sachar's characters are likable, funny and honest. This book will resonate with anybody who has had issues growing up. Funny, sweet and straight from the heart this book is a enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite books from my childhood. I remember my 6th grade teacher reading it and every year, I read it to my students. There's something about the way Louis Sachar writes that makes stories easy to read aloud and are well-loved by all children.
    • 4/5
      Great book! Funny and very interesting.
    • 4/5
      There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Lois Sachar- Bradley seems to be a bad kid. He finally made it to fifth grade after failing fourth. He is pretty sure that if things stay the same he will also fail fifth grade. In reality Bradley has low self esteem and takes out his frustrations on others. The new guidance counselor at school is unlike anyone Bradley has encountered. She encourages him to try harder and eventually we see the real Bradley emerge.This book really showed how sometimes it is hard to change because people have a certain opinion of you already. Eventually Bradley does change though, which shows students that it can be done.I would have the students write about a time when someone thought they were different from how they actually are, or a time when they judged someone only to find out they are different.
    • 5/5
      This is probably my all-time favorite book for students. The emotions so quickly move from sadness to elation, with big laughs in between.
    • 4/5
      A very well written book-- funny but much more serious than i had anticipated. Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the 5th grade- a well known and always avoided "serious behavior problem" that no one (not even the teachers) likes. Every one is afraid of him and they avoid him at all costs. Enter Jeff, the new kid who has to sit next to him in class, who has no friends yet, does not know Bradley is a social pariah and befriends him. But this is realistic fiction, and Bradley does not know how to be a friend, Jeff makes friends quickly and doesn't want to become a social outcast and a new young school psychologist shakes things up in more ways than one. Winner of 19 children's choice awards, There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom is funny and moving and with the notable exception of the the corny ---basketball -let's all be friends now --scene--very realistic portrayal of upper elementary and early middle school social horror show that most kids will relate too. Not fluffy at all-- a good solid read. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      There's a Boy in The Girls' Bathroom is an excellent book conveying the feelings of kids trying to find their place among one another. Louis Sachar does a wonderful job explaining the emotions involved in being an outcast and the complicated reasons for odd behavior. While easily speaking to children about the passive aggressive nature of friendships, adults also are able to gain insight into one another. There's a stern scolding to parents who get so caught up in grades and preparing for their child's future that they forget about their present day feelings and needs. Sachar blends a nice amount of humor into the book, keeping the book from getting too heavy with emotional tugging. It's a touching book but joyful as well. It reminds the young and old alike to appreciate one another and approach each other with tolerance as well.
    • 3/5
      A good read. SPOILER: Slightly marred by an unconvincing transition from target to pal. As a kid I would have interpreted that to mean even the writer didn't believe it was possible to make the shift. (But I was a very skeptical child.) In most ways an encouraging and wise and enjoyable book.
    • 5/5
      I was given this to read by my daughter, a school teacher of course. I loved it, as I've loved all of Louis Sachar's books.
    • 3/5
      There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom was the funniest book I have ever read. It is about a kid that has a slow beginning, and ends it with a boom. This book reminds me of a boy that was in my fifth grade class. Still, even if it was funny, I think it could use some more work.
    • 5/5
      If you are into hilarious and embarrassing books this is the book for you. There’s a Boy in the Girls’ is a book where a middle school boy runs into the girls’ bathroom and is humiliated for life. He has to take his label off of him by making jokes and miraculously it works. =]