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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best ever
Review: I read this book when I was in fourth or fifth grade. Now I'm 26, but I still remember this little gem well. Peter Warren Hatcher has many problems, but his biggest one is his little brother, whom everyone calls "Fudge" Everyone likes Fudge, because he's the cute one, but when Fudge becomes a little monster, everyone looks to Peter to solve the problems.

Mr. and Mrs. Juicy-O meet Fudge and love him, but when he shoves Peter's turtle in their faces, Peter's dad loses the account. Mr. Toddle-Bike thinks Fudge is just right for a commercial, but Fudge won't ride the bike until Peter does. When Fudge eats Peter's turtle, Dribble, Fudge gets all the attention, and Peter just loses his pet. In every "Tale" Peter plays the role of the good son.

Judy Blume knows her audience well. People this age have to deal with the fact that they are no longer cute, but they are still treated like they know nothing by most adults. I could identify with Peter when I was 10, and I can relate to him still now.

Parents, buy this book for your kids. Kids, read this book. It's funny, touching, and will stay in your head for the rest of your lives.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Review: The Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is about a boy who has some hectic times with his brother. The setting was like any old ordinary town. The main character was Peter, an ordinary fourth grader. I really like Peter's brother Fudge. My favorite part is when Fudge eats a turtle. It's really funny. The thing that I think Peter learned was patience. I liked Peter the main character because he is an ordinary fourth grader like me. I would recommed this book to a friend to explain why your litte brother or sister do the things theydo.If you like this book you may also enjoy some other books by Judy Blume such as Fudge-A-Maina.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book, set in New York city, Central Park, a movie theater, business office, and other various places, is an amazing book. Geared towards younger readers, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, is nothing short of a superb book. I've read plenty of books this past year (The Inferno, Beowulf, Harry Potter Series, The Odyssey, Much Ado About Nothing and many other books) and even though this book is simple and for 'children' I believe it is still one of my favorites. It portrays the lives of children in a funny, comical way that all '4th graders' will be able to relate to...even if they don't have younger siblings.

Superb, deffently a great read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hilarious book
Review: I'll never forget the time when my 3rd grade teacher (she was also my 4th and 5th grade teacher) read the whole book to the entire class and the first time that I read the book, I was laughing my head cause it was hilarious.
This book is about Peter, who is in 4th grade and is easily annoyed by his younger brother Farley "Fudge" cause "Fudge gets into as much mischief as he can get, the part when the father poured a bowl of cereal on top of "Fudge's" head cause he wouldn't eat his cereal had me on the floor laughing, the part when "Fudge" gets lost in the movie theater cause he wanted to touch the bears that were on the screen, and the same with the dad cooking dinner and he's a terrible cook but somehow "Fudge" loved it and the father threw his dinner away cause it was awful.

Tales of the 4th Grade Nothing was one of my favorite childhood books and it is still one of my favorite books cause it's funny.

If you have a child that loves to read funny books, this book is highly recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great book to read aloud!
Review: I still remember my fourth grade teacher reading, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" aloud to our class. That was about 20 years ago. I always enjoyed listening to a teacher read a book during class, and I especially remember how much fun "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" was! It was my first Judy Blume book. It is a good book to read aloud.

Since then, I have read other Blume books, including "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" recently. Kids with younger brothers and sisters will understand and relate to the situations in the book. Judy Blume has talent with respect to combining humor and realistic situations of a young persons world.

The book was just as much fun to read as when I was in the fourth grade. The main character, Peter Hatcher, has the problem of dealing with Fudge, his two-year-old brother. Temper tantrums, smearing food where it shouldn't be, and scribbling on homework are among the many difficulties Peter has to deal with. Peter and his family live in an apartment in New York City. There is also Peter's friend Jimmy Fargo, and Sheila Tubman, who he would care not to be around.

I highly recommend this book for kids and I think adults would enjoy it just as much.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Classic
Review: This was the first book that I can remember ever reading, way back in elementary school. I don't think it's lost any of its charm.

Anyone who has a sibling can relate to this book. It is funny, and especially witty for a children's book, and it helped to fuel my love for reading. I've read other books by Blume (Superfudge, Then Again Maybe I Won't) and I like them all.

One note: Please disregard the following review: This book did not age well, from January 20, 2004.

It was written by a PC Police Officer from Indiana and its ignorance is unjustified. The book is a light-hearted look at a small family in the city. It seems that everything these days, no matter how old it is, is judged by its Political Correctness. I'm tired of fools like her trying to water down everything to the lowest common denominator so that nobody's "feelings" are hurt. It's a story about brothers' misadventures together for crying out loud.

Bottom line: This book has lots of well-deserved 5-star reviews. If you have small kids and want to turn them on to reading, this would be a pretty good place to start. But hurry, it may be a matter of time before its "unnacceptable violence" gets it banned by the PC Police.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An Excellent Book!
Review: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is a great book, which many children can relate to. It is about a little boy named Peter, who is in the fourth grade, and his little brother Fudge, who is only three years old. Fudge is very bad and pulls off many disastrous and embarrassing stunts, but to everyone else he is just an angel. He is always messing up Peter's stuff, but all everyone else is worried about is poor, little Fudge. Peter feels as if no one cares about him and that he is just a fourth grade nothing. Many children are put in this situation when they have younger siblings. By reading this book, children can see that they are still loved and that being older isn't always a bad thing.
This book is really an excellent and fun book. I remember having it read to me when I was in elementary school and loving it then. Now I reread it for a college class and still think that it is great. This is a book that children will definitely enjoy and if any adults want to read a children's book, they will certainly have a few good laughs as well!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hungry Fudge
Review: This book is out of the park. In the beginning Peter goes to a party and he wins a turtle but he dosent name it. One day Peters brother Fudge is always hungry so he eats the turtle. Peter misses his turtle so much that he decides to replace it with a dog, which he names it turtle. This is one of my favorite books. I think you should read it because it will make you laugh about all the crazy antics Fudge gets into.

Critic:Jared

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Kids love this book. Period.
Review: I loved this book when I was a kid. But I didn't remember how much until I read it together with my 7 year old son (who has a 3 year old little brother). It ain't Shakespeare, but boy did he love it, and he really really wanted to read the next one after that (Superfudge). Even knowing how much I enjoyed it as a kid, I was surprised by how much he liked it. Previous reviewing parents that get their panties in a bunch over using the word "naughty" and some other such nonsense--get over it. This is a great book for kids to begin to explore reading on their own.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Book
Review: This book was great because Fudge was a really funny character.
It was funny when Fudge put stamps all over the suitcase.


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