The Toilet Paper Tigers

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Summary: the Tigers kept me up all night
Review: A few weeks ago, I picked this book up in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep. I ended up not being able to sleep because I was too wrapped up in the story to put it down. I read it cover to cover. In one evening, the Toilet Paper Tigers easily seduced a well-read, intelligent woman. The plot, completely devoid of any romantic interest, is the kind of wholesome stuff I had forgotten about in the many years since I last read a book with a 4-6 grade target audience. Honestly, I loved it.

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Summary: Even an adult will enjoy this one!!!
Review: I read "Toilet Paper Tigers" with my son. We both laughed and anticipated what would happen next.
I hate baseball, but couldn't wait to read our nightly chapters to see what crazy stunt Kristy was going to have the team do next. All the quirky characters were so likeable and realistic. We also enjoyed the language and slang "New York" lingo.
How old is the author??!!! He is toooo coool.
"Toilet Paper Tigers" will steal your heart! It did ours!

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Summary: Even an adult will enjoy this one!!!
Review: I read "Toilet Paper Tigers" with my son. We both laughed and anticipated what would happen next.
I hate baseball, but couldn't wait to read our nightly chapters to see what crazy stunt Kristy was going to have the team do next. All the quirky characters were so likeable and realistic. We also enjoyed the language and slang "New York" lingo.
How old is the author??!!! He is toooo coool.
"Toilet Paper Tigers" will steal your heart! It did ours!

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Summary: Toilet Paper Tigers
Review: If you love baseball, or if you love to laugh, this is a great book for you. Gordon Korman's "Toilet Paper Tigers" is a great book. In the book a boy named Corey Johnson experiences what it's like to have a scientist for a coach, the coach's bossy granddaughter for assistant coach, a team full of bad baseball players, and a uniform with toilet paper on it.

As the season goes on, Kristy (the bossy granddaughter) finds a way to make every person a good player and gradually, the Tigers realize that if they try hard enough they can form a good team.

This book teaches a great lesson. The lesson is that it doesn't matter how bad you are at something, if you reach deep inside of yourself, you can find something that makes you a valuable team player.

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Summary: The Misfits of Summer
Review: This was supposed to be THE YEAR for Corey Johnson's baseball team, starring him as the ace pitcher. But then the coach (a scientist who knows nothing of the game) forgets to show up for the player draft, the team gets uniforms with toilet paper on them (they are sponsored by Feather-Soft Bathroom Tissue Co.), and the coach's obnoxious granddaughter moves in to whip the team into shape (using trick psychology, pure intimidation, and plenty of good ol' blackmail). And so begins what Corey is sure will be the longest summer of his life. However, somewhere along the line, the team turns around, and it's anyone's guess as to how far they can go. With one chapter for each quirky member of the team, "The Toilet Paper Tigers" is sure to make even baseball non-fans laugh. Among the characters: a catcher who is afraid of the ball, an overweight infielder who comes up with some very ingenious ways to find snacks, and a first baseman who is in danger of flunking summer school and being forced to leave the team. Readers will find themselves wondering what outrageous scheme the team will get into next, and cheering (as well as laughing) at the surprise ending.

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Summary: Gordon Korman does it again
Review: Toilet Paper Tigers is a great book, even for those readers who are not children anymore. I picked up this book at a book fair and the silly, witty style and amusing characters have kept me interested in rereading it at least once a year. Korman cleverly divides the chapters by the characters of a run-down baseball team full of misfits (that has a toilet paper as their logo) and the various fears, worries, and shortcomings that they all possess. Each chapter helps the character out his shell, so that by the end of the book, the team works efficiently and wins a few games. The players' overcoming their problems is hampered, however, by the coach's granddaughter, who is a menace to the team. Overall, a very fulfilling and satisfying book.