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| The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco | 
 enlarge | Author: Janice Repka
Creator: Glin Dibley
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 75738
Languages: Spanish (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0525473467
EAN: 9780525473466
ASIN: 0525473467
Publication Date: October 25, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Phillip comes from a circus family, but all he really wants is to be a regular kid. After persuading his parents to let him move in with his aunt and uncle, he winds up in Hardingtown, where everyone is wild about dodgeball. When he gets slammed in the face with a speeding ball in gym class, he decides to take the dodgeball bully to court. But can a circus boy take on the Unofficial Dodgeball Capital of the World?
This uproariously funny middle-grade novel carries an inspiring message about sticking to your beliefs, however unpopular they may be.
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Dodgeball review from Raistlyn August 26, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this book because this kid from the circus, a nobody went against the dodgeball capital of the world and tried to get things fair, and he did.
Education and Fun! May 3, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco is a must read for every pre-teen in the country. Not just because it's a cute story filled with wonderful insight into the lives of circus people, but because it's a book about finding one's own niche in the word, believing one deserves better than life's circumstances, standing up for oneself, and really, it's about standing up for others when they're too afraid to stand up for themselves.
THIS BOOK IS OUT! AND SO ARE YOU READ IT NOW April 27, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
THE STUPENDOUS DODGEBALL FIASCO IS TOTALLY AIR HEADED AND FOR PEOPLE WHO... WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER. THIS BOOK IS BY JANICE REPKA. THE MAIN CHARACTER IS PHILLIP EDWARD STAINSLAW. HE IS A CIRCUS BOY. HE WAS ACTUALLY BORN INTO A CIRCUS. NOW I THINK THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME AND OUTSTANDING... BUT NOT PHILLIP. HE THINKS IT'S MISERABLE. NOW I KNOW THAT MOST BOOKS START OUT WITH A BORING BEGINNING, BELIEVE ME!!! BUT NOT WITH THIS BOOK, JUST START THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE BOOK AND WALLA, IT'S CAPTURED YOUR ATTENTION. ANYWAY BACK TO THE STORY, PHILLIP'S JOB IN THE CIRCUS IS TO.... OH MY GOSH THIS IS FUNNY, HIS JOB IS TO SCOOP UP ELEPHANT DROPPINGS WITH A POOPER-SCOOPER. NOW THE PROBLEM OF THIS "STORY" OR AS I WOULD SAY IT A "COMICS" IS THAT YOUNG PHILLIP DOESN'T LIKE LIVING IN A CIRCUS AS A CIRCUS BOY. FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, WHICH JUST PASSED, HE GOT A SWALLOWING SWORD. HOW WEIRD IS THAT. MOST KIDS WANT A DIRTBIKE OR A XBOX OR VIDEO GAMES. PHILLIP GOES TO LIVE WITH HIS AUNT AND UNCLE. THATS WHERE THE REAL STORY STARTS, IN HARDINGTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD RECOMEND THIS STORY TO PEOPLE WHO LIKE SPORTS AND ACTION. I WOULD RATE THIS BOOK A 5 STAR BOOK BECAUSE OF THE PLOT AND THE RESOLUTION. WHEN YOU FIND OUT THE RESOLUTION YOU WON'T PUT THIS STORY DOWN.
GOOD LUCK BOOK LOVERS. THANKS FOR READING MY REVIEW
Adults will enjoy this book also. November 27, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm 70 and loved The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco. It is brilliant, funny, and taught me more about circus life than I can use in a lifetime.
Point is, it's advertised for 9 to 12 year olds. I'd say it's more for 9 to 90 year olds. It's a page turner and one fun read.
Fun, suspenseful, and smart November 7, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my niece, but couldn't resist reading it myself before giving it to her. I was thoroughly entertained. Repka has written one of those rare children's stories that's as much fun for the parent as for the kid. It's clean and morality packed, but the message never overshadows the telling of a great story. From the premise (a kid wanting to escape from the circus) to the climax (his suing practically a whole town for being forced to play high-stakes dogdeball at school), the humor is smart, subtle, and delightfully relentless without being mean or on too high a shelf. Best are the lead-ins to each chapter -- all trivia about circus life that helps the protagonist navigate life on the outside. Also enlightening is the realistic but child-sized exploration of the legal system and how it can/should work to protect citizens. I hope to see many more stories about Phillip, son of Leo Laugh-a Lot and Matilda the Fat Lady.
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