Do the Funky Pickle

by Jerry Spinelli

Book Overview

A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee. Eddie Mott has a problem. He is completely and hopelessly in love with his friend Sunny...and he's way too wimpy to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059045448X
• ISBN13: 9780590454483
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book! Excellent Series!

My daughter and I read this book (and the whole series) together, and we both laughed our way all the way through. The friendship formed among 4 new middle-schoolers is a treasure. You'll find their humor, hopes, fears, "schemes", and loyalty to each other keeping you on the edge of your seat. I highly recommend this book for any pre-teen. If you have a child who doesn't enjoy reading, this might be the book(s) to peak his or her interest.

The Funky Pickle is Funky!

"Do The Funky Pickle" by Jerry Spinelli is a very good book. It is about a group of four friends that are totally different. Theres Sunny, whose name does not match her personality at all. Eddie, who is kind of a whimp, but totally in love with Sunny. Pickles, the funny friend whose always willing to help you. Last but not least, Salem, the "author on the rise", who is also determined to get Sunny and Eddie together. After rejection of asking Sunny to the dance, Eddie and Pickles have to come up with some new moves, and fast. Pickles and Eddie make up a dance called "The funky pickle", hence the title. But, there dance doesn't quite make the right girl fall for Eddie, it's Angelpuss,not Sunny. Angelpuss is the girlfriend of the meanest toughest 8th grader. Can Eddie get out of this mess alive? Read "Do The Funky Pickle" to find out!

Do The Funky Pickle

Do The Funky Pickle is about a boy named Eddie that tries to impress a girl named Sunny.Eddie then starts to have his friend Salam write him letters to give to Sunny and act like the letter is from him.The next day he sticks the letter in Sunny's math book.When he goes to math later in the day he finds out someone has taken the letter.The next day someone has replaced the not with another not and it talkes about Sunny it says she has big ears and it just talkes about her at the end of the letter it says sincerly Eddie but its not from Eddie.Eddie tries everything he can to impress Sunny and nothing will work.At the dance Eddie and his friend Pickles does a dance called the Funky Pickle as he does this he dosen't imprss Sunny he impresses another girl.This gorl will not live him alone so this girl boy friend gets made because his his girlfriend keeps following Eddie. The girls boyfriend threatens to beat Eddie up.He says hes going to beat him up on Friday but it's only Monday. Eddie scared to go to school but he does.That night Eddie starts to make out his will.In every morning till Friday Eddie finds a not on his front door and it says 3 more days,2 more days, 1 more day.on Friday a famous magazine writer named Mrs. Willow Wembly.Salam is Mrs. Wembly escort but Salam has the chicken pox so she can't come to school.After school Eddie and the the boy who has threatened Eddie are getting into a fight but it was stopped so everyone goes home.Meanwhile Salam is home with the chicken pox and Mrs.Wemblyrings the door bell and comes up to Salam's room.She talkes to her about her books and other stuff.That the end of the book.

Funny but good book of four friends helping each other out.

Do the Funky Pickle is about a boy trying to impress a girl.Well at the school dance he attracks girl. He doesn't like the girl he attracks. Then he finds out that the girl he attracks has a boyfriend.Then by Friday it's UH-OH! I really like this book. It's funny but yet weird

A hilarious story of four great friends

This is the story of Eddie, Salem, Sunny, and Pickles, four totally different kids lumped together in the same school, and forming an unexpected friendship. There's the grumpy Sunny, who's personality is the absolute opposite of her name. Dispite this, the wimpy Eddie is in love with her. Pickles, who's nickname has a long story behind it. And Salem, an aspiring author who is determined to match Eddie and Sunny together. All you can do is sit back and watch what happens