The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13

by Honest Lee, Matthew J. Gilbert Narrated by Caitlin Kelly

Overview

As heard by kids everywhere on the Echo Dot Kids Edition, the Classroom 13 books are a hilarious new chapter book series-perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Roald Dahl, Captain Underpants, and Sideways Stories from Wayside School.

The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 is the second title in a series about the students of a very unlucky classroom. The easy-to-read chapters are full of humor, action, secret codes, and fun-and will prompt hours of conversation among friends, families, and classmates. The final chapter encourages young readers to write their own chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee.

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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

School Library Journal

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

Kirkus Reviews

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)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173427304
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Series:	Classroom 13 Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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