Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes

By Paula Danziger

Book Overview

It's not easy being a sixth grader, particularly one with an ingenious knack for getting into trouble with his parents, teachers, and a line of picketing sixth-grade girls Anyone who's ever spent time in ?time-out? will appreciate the hilarious antics of this misunderstood pre-teen with a cause. Also in a fun, updated format sure to grab kids? attention Matthew Martin hates being the youngest kid in sixth grade, but he's convinced things will get better after his eleventh birthday sleepover, if only he could make up with his best friend?and stop a line of picketing sixth-grade girls from ruining his party and his life ?Brisk in style and pacing, this light-hearted offering is sure to be popular. Booklist?Sibling rivalry and parent/child conflicts are humorously yet realistically portrayed in this zany, credible story.? ? School Library Journal

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698116879
• ISBN13: 9780698116870
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes

ISBN 0440403332 - Who hasn't said that phrase? And who has kids and hasn't heard it themselves? That it rings true through the generations bodes well for the book - and the book lives up to it, for the most part. Matthew's going to have a birthday party. And not just ANY birthday party - a MAJOR sleepover party! With junk food! Junk food might not be a big deal to most kids, but Matthew's mother hates junk food. It's a big deal, the menu he has planned. Of course, Matthew's got a big problem: himself. He's fighting with his best friend AND every girl in the sixth grade and if he doesn't learn how to co-exist peacefully with the girls, or make up with Joshua, the biggest party of the year is going to be the worst flop ever. All kids can relate, to some extent, to the story - mom pushing health food when what you really want is sugary junk, the boys vs girls wars of middle school... This isn't the finest piece of writing to come from Danziger, and I'd say the readers most likely to enjoy it will be the younger end of the 8-12 range it's intended for.

A Brief Review

I thought this book was very comical and realistic because you can tell by the author's writing that she must have had siblings. The way the brother and sister argue is amazing because it shows you how brothers and sisters really act together. The story had its ups and downs, but from my point of view I thought the book was cute and funny. I enjoyed the way Matthew Martin had problems with being rude and obnoxious to the sixth grade girls. I think that the author must have reread this book over and over a million times because she liked it so much. I know I would. This book is mostly about a boy who thinks that his parents have to be like everyone else's parents, but soon Matthew Martin learns that it is great to have parents different from everyone else's.

I said, "Yes"!

I read a book called "Everybody Else's Parents said Yes". It was a great book!It had many fresh,new ideas. It's about a boy in his sixth grade year and his adventures with the girls of G.E.T. H.I.M., and the tormenting of his older sister Amanda. It also involves a fight between Matthew and his mother over junkfood vs. health food. This was an all-around five star book. I would recommend this book to people of all ages! --MS

FUNNY!

The matthew books are all funny but this one is super funny