Happy Kid! by Gail Gauthier

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Happy Kid! By Gail Gauthier

Could things get any worse??  Kyle suddenly found himself placed in advanced Language Arts and Social Studies classes.  Now he had to spend hours doing homework just to scrape by, and he was stuck eating lunch with the dorky A-list kids. He never had time to hang out with his friend Luke anymore.  And to top it off, Luke had already found Kyle’s replacement.

Kyle didn’t think he would ever be able to shake the bus incident.  Kids still stared at him like he was an ax murderer, and the troublemakers had even started a Kyle fan club.

It was just a screwdriver for pete’s sake.

Kyle had made the screwdriver at school.  It just happened to fall out of his backpack on the bus, right when the bus driver was looking in the rearview mirror.  Kyle didn't mean anything by grabbing the handle and holding the screwdriver upright.  According to the driver. Kyle was waving around a weapon.  A Weapon??

Kyle didn't mean to freak the driver out.  Next thing you know, 911...What's Your Emergency?

No biggie.  Even though Kyle had to sit in the police car until his dad showed up, everything did eventually get cleared up in the end.

So why won’t people move beyond it?

Kyle’s mom is tired of him moping around so she makes an offer he can’t refuse.  Kyle will get paid for every chapter he reads of this cheesy self-help book – as if that would make a difference in his life or make him "happier."

To Kyle’s surprise, it actually does.

Though his life overall still stinks, Kyle begins to see a little light at the end of the tunnel.

Great story - lots of laughs.  If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid, try Happy Kid!

10 comments:

  1. Happy Kid was a funny book. I liked that the book was so short and the mom gave Kyle money to read these chapters that were one or two pages long.I would recomend this book to anyone who likes comedy.

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  2. I enjoyed Happy Kid it has a thrilling comedy vibe to it that I enjoyed. Kyle has a very hard time in the beginning and then almost risks his friends for popularity and a girl but then everything worked out ok. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys comic relief.

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  3. i think happy kid is so funny. Its so sad what this kid goes through.And when his mother has him read a self help book!

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  4. I loved this book because it was so hilarious. It was like comedy central. I also loved Happy Kid because the tone and the mood. But in a way it is was really sad what he went through. I did feel for him. I would rate this book 9 stars.

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  5. Happy kid is mainly about an low expectations young boy his went to the store and saw something shiny and seen the cover she thought it would be perfect for him she gave and told him she would pay him a dollar for every chapter he reads and so kept on reading it ......and then he started to like the book but then he read that he had to give top some one who he thought might need it

    THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!

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  6. this book was so good and was REALLY funny i really enjoyed this book if i were 2 rate it 4.5 stars

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  7. i think this book is so funny lol b/c Kyle made a screwdriver at school and on the bus it fell out of his bookbag and a girl yelled he is tiring to kill me and kyle got in trouble for the screwdriver lol lol!



    I LOVE THIS BOOK ALOT!

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  8. Brinna M. COLLINS a.k.a Anna CollinsJanuary 28, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    ok.. so this book is the best it is really funny has lots of sarcasim.. its funny nd the book gives like at least one good tip.. i really like it

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  9. WOW!! loved ittt!!! this book was awesome! lol I also like his name,Kyle...lol anywayz this book was fun 2 read and boy, I sure would hate having 2 b that nice 2 people then, having 2 read this dumb book tht tells me to b nice! Anywayz awesome book! c ya! :P :D ;D

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  10. Happy kid was a really good Book . i think its col how he lived with his grandma. And How they still thought it was like the 80's . :) But its sad how she broke her hip. and then he had to go live with that wemen and the girl he didnt even really know. My favorite part is when he teaches her how to drive and he is like onlt 13 or 14 . But they end up getting cought Lol :) I give this book 5 stars *****. this book was really funny as well . I thought that he was going to have to live with them forever. It was also funny how there doctor was for animals really Loll :) Wow this is a great book to read. !! :D

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