Crown Me!

by Kathryn Lay

Book Overview

How would you like to be royalty? As part of a special history class project, Andrea Garey and Justin Davies will have two wonderful weeks to be king and queen of the fifth grade at Payton... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823418456
• ISBN13: 9780823418459
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Crown Me!- King of the books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVED the book! I picked up the book because it looked good and it WAS good. It was funny and serious at the same time. It was funny because of what happened with the characters. The fifth grade class really got into the idea that Justin and Andrea were King and Queen. It was serious because Justin really finds out what it is like to be a leader. Buy it! It's the best book I ever read!

Clever and fun!

Justin is a confident, smart, and ambitious 5th grader with great political aspirations. When he and his academic rival are selected to be the king and queen for a class history project, the royal couple's delusions of grandeur threaten both of their campaigns for class president. Kathryn Lay's delightful middle-grade novel is quite funny, with a charming mix of characters who aren't always what they seem. Cleverly titled chapters add to the fun.

A Laugh a page--Sometimes more!

Laughter will make you want to read this wonderful middle-grade reader again and again. Who among us would not have enjoyed being King or Queen of our fifth grade class, where we would have been "in charge" of our fifth grade subjects? Andrea Carey and Justin Davies think it would be the coolest thing to rule their subjects and they set their caps to become 'royal,' while they take part in a special history class project. The outrageous and hilarious antics of these two adorable characters makes this book a must read for anyone who enjoys a story, with strong characters and an engaging plot, one that will make you realize that running for an office, even if its in the fifth grade, is not for sissies. Crown Me is great fun!

A Laugh a Second

This fast-paced comedy creates the ultimate school dream of being King or Queen over the Fifth Grade Class. Middle readers will enjoy the joust on a bike, a knight in shining (uh, trash can) armor, the hilarious court jesters and many zany word plays and scenes. The book is broken into tight, quick-read chapters. A kid-pleasing book for those reluctant readers, but also with a crowning touch at the end--what DOES make a great leader? Quite appropriate for this election year!

A royally good time.

I love middle grade fiction with a dash of fun and this one certainly delivers. It's nice to see a main character in a kid's book who isn't the typical shy outsider trying to break in -- instead Justin is the kid everyone knows right from the first page. He has big political aspirations and more than a few plans. As he learns what a kid -- even a fifth-grade king -- can and cannot do for his class, we get to laugh along and cheer him on. From the world's weirdest joust to a truly rowdy revolution, this book delivers. I enjoyed every bit.