The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13

by Honest Lee, Joelle Dreidemy (Illustrator)

Overview

For fans of Captain Underpants or Sideways Stories from Wayside School, this new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers.

When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse finds a magic lamp, she releases a genie—um, I mean, a Djinn—who agrees to grant each of her students ONE WISH!

You might think this was fantastic, but it was not. It was a frightful idea! With magic wishes come hungry dinosaurs, stinky pizza, photographing paparazzi, and other huge mistakes. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, you should be careful what you wish for.

What would YOU do with one magic wish The final chapter of each book encourages young readers to write their OWN chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee!


The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 is the second title in a new chapter book series of hilarious stories about a very unlucky classroom. Each story is full of humor, action, and fun that will prompt hours of conversation among friends, families, and classrooms.

2017 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098253486
Publisher:	Chapter Books
Publication date:	12/15/2023
Series:	Classroom 13 Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Honest Lee is a liar! You can't trust a thing he writes. He insists that his stories are true. And they're totally not! Then again, I could be Honest Lee, which would mean I'm lying and my stories are true. What's the truth? I have no idea. Honestly.

Matthew J. Gilbert is one of many Matthew Gilberts. Seriously. There's like a trillion of them. This particular Matthew Gilbert writes stories and has a nearly perfect mustache. When he's not writing about Classroom 13, he's watching monster movies, eating tacos, and singing made-up songs about his cats.

Joelle Dreidemy spent her childhood in the countryside among cows and books, and has been drawing since she learned to walk. She lives in France, where she makes art for books, magazines, greeting cards, and more. When she's not illustrating, she sings and plays guitar in a rock band.

Editorial Reviews

"The short, easy-to-read chapters and wry humor will appeal to fans of Captain Underpants and Wayside School."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

07/01/2017
Gr 2–4—Elementary teacher Linda LaCrosse and her students are back in the latest installment of this delightfully quirky series. This time Ms. LaCrosse has found an enchanted lamp with a smart-aleck genie inside. Ms. LaCrosse and the kids are granted just one wish each, but the clever genie warns them to be careful. The youngsters soon learn that they may not get what they are expecting. Zoey, the shortest kid in class, wants to be the tallest, but she soon discovers that being 12 feet tall may be a bit much. Also granted, among other zany desires, are a never-ending supply of pizza, a pet dinosaur who loves to chase people, and a unicorn who crashes through walls to find its favorite treat—cupcakes. VERDICT With rib-tickling illustrations and short chapters recounting each student's unexpected and hilarious exploits, this title will hit the sweet spot for elementary kids looking for a comical read.—Mary Jennings, Camano Island Library, WA

School Library Journal

2017-07-02
The diverse cast of Classroom 13 returns for another humorously exaggerated lesson on the flipside of good fortune.In the first book of this series, the students of Classroom 13 won the lottery—which didn't quite work out as they had planned. Now, a magical lamp has fallen into the hands of their unlucky, white teacher, Ms. Linda LaCrosse. With a bolt of lightning and a cloud of smoke, a blue djinn appears, granting each child a wish. What a lucky classroom! When brown-skinned Isabella wishes for a unicorn, it destroys her house and leaves rainbow poop everywhere before growing a pair of wings and flying away. Each subsequent chapter catalogs a student's wish and its catastrophic consequences. Even Earl the Hamster is given a wish, though his (sunflower seeds) goes quite well. In series opener The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 (2017), the lesson learned was "money does not buy happiness." The djinn's advice to the students? "Be careful what you wish for." In the chapters from the students' perspectives, the word "genie" is crossed out and replaced with the word "djinn," both a running joke and an emphasis on cultural respect. An interesting new "character" awakens this time around—the actual classroom. The third book in the series will address the hilarious and unfortunate side of fame. An amusing, fast-paced, and easy-to-read choice for those just beyond transitional chapter books. (Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews