Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for Kids @ TeensReadToo.com There are several things you should know about Alvin Ho. The first is that he is afraid of everything. He fears elevators, the dark, heights, scary movies, and, most of all, school. The second thing is that Alvin is so afraid of school that he can't even talk when he's there. He can talk fine everywhere else,...more

Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for Kids @ TeensReadToo.com There are several things you should know about Alvin Ho. The first is that he is afraid of everything. He fears elevators, the dark, heights, scary movies, and, most of all, school. The second thing is that Alvin is so afraid of school that he can't even talk when he's there. He can talk fine everywhere else, but school is too much. To help him survive, Alvin carries a PDK - a Personal Disaster Kit - which is full of equipment. The most important part of the PDK, though, are the emergency plans, which include plans for meeting your teacher, getting through show-and-tell, and how to make friends. Alvin spends the start of his second grade year trying to survive, figuring out ways to get out of school, and learning how to make friends, all with humorous and sometimes disastrous results. Perfect for readers making the jump to chapter books, this is a fun, laugh-out-loud read. Author Lenore Look and Illustrator LeUyen Pham make a great team. The illustrations add to the emotion of the story and help bring Alvin to life. If you're looking for a younger version of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, look no further than ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS. A great read for all ages, I hope there's more to come about Alvin Ho!   hide

Cute little book. This is on the Bluebonnet list for 2009-2010. It was nice to see a book with a male character and I love that he and his father curses in Shakespearean language.

Hilarious! I laughed out loud through the whole book! As a children's librarian I see a lot of good books but I truly LOVE this book and even though it's geared toward 2nd graders...I'd recommend it to grown-ups too!! It was so good I took it home and read it out loud to my husband. A new favorite!! Can't wait for the sequel.