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Wry humor, international drama make for fun page-turner.
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Mentions of several landmarks in D.C.; tips on saf
If you see something, say something -- trust your
Wyatt and friends go with their gut and follow up
Menacing characters threaten and chase children; p
A brief kiss; girl is described as part of the “ho
References to social networking and technology bra
Parents need to know that The Worst Class Trip Ever is a funny, suspenseful story from humor writer Dave Barry ( Peter and the Starcatchers ). He strikes just the right tone for this age group: There's plenty of action and excitement but no menacing edge. A "hot girl" turns out to be a…
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Mentions of several landmarks in D.C.; tips on safety around alligators; peek at safety measures, both real and rumored, at the White House.
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If you see something, say something -- trust your instincts. Adults aren't always right.
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Wyatt and friends go with their gut and follow up on their suspicions, though they make very risky choices. They're tenacious and fairly savvy, following up on leads and doing research to put the pieces together. Teachers aren't empathetic, and their focus on preserving order blinds them to what's really going on.
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Menacing characters threaten and chase children; possible terrorists kidnap two students; a child is shot at by missiles and a gun; two people get broken bones in collisions; a child hurls a sharp hunting weapon.
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A brief kiss; girl is described as part of the “hot girls” clique.
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Parents need to know that The Worst Class Trip Ever is a funny, suspenseful story from humor writer Dave Barry ( Peter and the Starcatchers ). He strikes just the right tone for this age group: There's plenty of action and excitement but no menacing edge. A "hot girl" turns out to be a bold, resourceful adventurer, and the accidental hero finds he's capable of incredible feats when left with few other options. The two teacher chaperones are comically clueless. The only sour note is some stereotyping: the "weird guys" from a fictional Middle Eastern country, speaking clipped English; a Nigerian taxi driver enraged by a shorted fare; references to another taxi driver speaking "Martian"; a Cuban mom prone to verbal and physical outbursts.
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Eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer had been looking forward to his parent-free school trip to Washington, D.C. But things go awry before he even lands: He and his friend, Matt, grow suspicious of two strange men seated behind them on the plane, looking at aerial photographs of the White House. Matt swipes a strange device from their backpack, setting in motion a wild pursuit complete with disguises, kidnapping, unlikely alliances, and international intrigue. Wyatt would like to be a hero but finds himself following the lead of his longtime crush, a "hot girl" with a keen sense of adventure.
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Dave Barry's goofy humor is spot-on in this fast-paced novel of a hapless eighth-grader caught up in an international plot -- it's 24 tamed for the middle school set, punctuated with fart jokes. THE WORST CLASS TRIP EVER is told in the self-deprecating voice of Wyatt, who's trying to impress out-of-his-league Suzana but instead finds himself in awe of her boldness.
For all the implausibility of the plot, Barry is right at home in the world of 13-year-olds. The class dutifully treks from one place where "something historic happened" to the next, and, as on any field trip, all the interesting stuff happens in between: For most of the class, the most exciting part of the trip is speculating why Suzana is spending so much time with the nerds. There are elements of real danger (kidnappers, Secret Service agents, missiles), but they lack teeth -- it’s more slapstick Pink Panther than Mission Impossible .
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Families can talk about how the vaguely Middle Eastern men are presented. Would they strike the children as suspicious if they were, say, white men or Cuban-Americans from Miami? How is this stereotype similar to those in other suspense stories you've read or seen involving international plots?
Wyatt says ghost stories don't spook him because playing violent, gory video games have made him hard to scare. Do you feel like violence in movies or games desensitizes you? If so, is that a problem?
Do you think the adults' responses to the children in this story are typical?
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- Author : Dave Barry
- Genre : Adventure
- Topics : Adventures
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
- Publication date : May 5, 2015
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 9 - 12
- Number of pages : 224
- Available on : Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated : July 12, 2017
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2. "So for some reason everybody makes this huge deal about pandas. I don’t know why. They never actually do anything except eat and poop. But they’re really famous. Yeah, said Suzana. They’re like the Kardashians of zoo animals." - Dave Barry , The Worst Class Trip Ever
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4. "So for some reason everybody makes this huge deal about pandas. I don't know why. They never actually do anything except eat and poop. But they're really famous.' 'Yeah," said Suzana. 'They're like the Kardashians of zoo animals." - Dave Barry , The Worst Class Trip Ever
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In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them-but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation’s capital. In a fast-paced adventure with the monuments as a backdrop, the kids try to stay out of danger and out of the doghouse while trying to save the president from attack-or maybe not.
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When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend Matt's decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists--and it's up to the boys to stop them.
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3.94. 3,572 ratings586 reviews. In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them -- but ...
THE WORST CLASS TRIP EVER is told in the self-deprecating voice of Wyatt, who's trying to impress out-of-his-league Suzana but instead finds himself in awe of her boldness. For all the implausibility of the plot, Barry is right at home in the world of 13-year-olds. The class dutifully treks from one place where "something historic happened" to ...
The Worst Class Trip Ever, by Dave Barry. The Worst Class Trip Ever. by Dave Barry. Published by Disney-Hyperion. Publication date: 2015. hardcover | 224 pages. Visit your local bookseller or order here: In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC.
The Worst Class Trip Ever Quotes. 1. "I really, really like Suzana Delgado, who is the most beautiful girl in the eighth grade and probably the world. She has like 183 million Instagram followers."-. Dave Barry, The Worst Class Trip Ever. 2. "So for some reason everybody makes this huge deal about pandas. I don't know why.
Book 2. The Worst Night Ever. by Dave Barry. 4.17 · 839 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions. Last year, Wyatt Palmer was the hero of middle sch…. Want to Read. Rate it: The Worst Class Trip Ever (The Worst, #1) and The Worst Night Ever (The Worst, #2)
The Worst Class Trip Ever. 224p. Disney. May 2015. Tr $13.99. ISBN 9781484708491. Gr 5-7— On a class trip to Washington, DC, eighth grader Wyatt Palmer and his best friend Matt believe that they have uncovered a terrorist plot. The men seated behind them in the airplane are oddly protective of their luggage and spend their time during the ...
The Worst Class Trip Ever. Written by Dave Barry. Book #1 in theThe Worst Series. Hardcover $13.99 $13.48. Add to cart. 8 - 12. Reading age. 224. Page count. 182. Words per page. 770L. Lexile measure. ... In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt ...
Date of Publication: 2015. ISBN: 1484708490. Grade Level: 5th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Date (s) Used: Sep. 2019. Synopsis: Eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their ...
In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them-but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital.
The Worst Class Trip Ever. Dave Barry. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 5, 2015 - Juvenile Fiction - 224 pages. In this hilarious misadventure from Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, a middle schooler and his friends try to save the president when their class trip goes off the rails. Eighth grader Wyatt Palmer's primary ...
Description. In this hilarious misadventure from Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, a middle schooler and his friends try to save the president when their class trip goes off the rails. Eighth grader Wyatt Palmer's primary goal on the class trip to Washington, D.C. is to avoid embarrassment in front of his dream girl, Suzana.
Books in the series Worst Class Trip Ever. April 26, 2016. Add to bookshelf ; CHILDREN'S THE WORST NIGHT EVER by Dave Barry ; illustrated by Jon Cannell Quickview May 5, 2015. Add to bookshelf ; CHILDREN'S THE WORST CLASS TRIP EVER by ...
214 pages ; 22 cm. When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend, Matt, has decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists and it is up to the boys to stop them. Access-restricted-item. true.
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In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them-but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital.
Summary- Dani goes on a class trip over seas and they get stranded on an island. Character Trait- Dani is strong, because she thought Brooke the eighth grader was bossy so she stood up for her self. Most Important Event- When they find Mr. Truskey on the floor with vomit all over him, and figured out they were going the wrong way.
Review Quotes . A Miami eighth-grader's class trip to the nation's capital quickly escalates into an international incident.Wyatt Palmer wants nothing more than a nice, peaceful, informative class trip to Washington, D.C. But when his best friend, Matt, spots some suspicious activity on their plane, his dream vanishes-in a big way.
In this hilarious misadventure from Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, a middle schooler and his friends try to save the president when their class trip goes off the rails. Eighth grader Wyatt Palmer's primary goal on the class trip to Washington, D.C. is to avoid embarrassment in front of his dream girl, Suzana. That dream is crushed before they even get off the plane, when his ...
Readers who enjoyed. The Worst Class Trip Ever (The Worst, #1) by Dave Barry. 3.82 avg. rating · 2,715 Ratings. In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle Scho…. Want to Read.
Who is the main characters? caffienated_diz Wyatt Palmer is the main character-kind of a loser but really funny. The book is narrated by him. Then there's his best friend Matt Diaz, two other ki …more. Readers' questions about The Worst Class Trip Ever (The Worst, #1). 5 questions answered.