Skateboard Party

Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: April 9, 2015

Review

Skateboard enthusiast, Richard can't wait to go to his friend's birthday party to show off his fancy moves. At the same time Richard is not doing his homework project which is a paper on Howler Monkey Facts. And so his teacher sends a note home to his parents for a parent/teacher conference. The party is coming up and Richard knows that if he gives his mother the note from his teacher he will not be going to the party so he puts off giving it to her. Finally, after several days his parents get the note and Richard is grounded. But does discover that spending time learning about Howler Monkeys is really quite interesting. Lots of humor and very relateable to any middle grade boy and reluctant reader. Complete with a best friend who is a top student and a brother who is not always pleasant to live with. The pencil drawings are charming and paint a great character picture for the reader.

Overall Book Score: very good