Coach Hyatt is a Riot

My daughter checked this out from the library because she likes the series. However, she put it down when she discovered it was about football.

My son loves football, and immediately picked it up when he discovered the contents. This was the first chapter book he read.

Ironically, the theme turns out to be pro girl. The football team is getting clobbered, but then the girl joins up and they end up winning by one point. She even gets a hug at the end.

The story is cheesy and over-the-top goofy like the other books in the series. I guess the author knows his audience.

Dr. Carbles is Losing His Marbles

The My Weird School series is aimed at young children, and doesn't go much beyond that audience. The principal and the school board chair are both skateboarders, though the principal still maintains his quirkiness. He is fired due to a runaway turkey. Dr. Carbles takes over and remakes the school with military discipline. However, when he finds out the former principal mentioned his toupee, he challenges him to a skateboarding duel. And who should walk in after they crash, but the county school boss, who fires Carbles and restores the superintendent.

The book is filled with puns and misheard words (including many that are repeated over and over and over again.) There are better kids books out there.