Les Desirable: Kick Butts
Dennis E. McGowan, Karen S. McGowan
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(Dennis E. McGowan and Karen S. McGowan, Aug. 13, 2020)
Age Level: 9 and up / Grade Level: 4 and upI’m Les Desirable. Don’t laugh. That’s my real name. And Principal Butcher won’t let me forget it. I’m a world famous news reporter. While most kids my age are breaking wind, I’m always looking for breaking news.WHACK! I get smacked in the face with Tuffus Nails’ sweaty jockstrap. AGAIN!I hate gym class. They call it ‘PE’—but only because the letters ‘PU’ are taken!We have a crisis at Greenville Middle School. Coach Butts is demanding that we learn THE CHICKEN DANCE. I can’t dance.I’m DOOMED!To get my mind off school, I go to a basketball game with my cousin, Bo Teak. He’s the COOL kid with HOT WHEELS! When he’s selected as the contestant to make a free throw from center court, everyone panics.After all, you know that he’s in a wheelchair, don’t you? If he makes the basket, he’ll win big bucks. But if he misses, he’ll be a big loser.I’m closing my eyes. I can’t watch. Tell me what happens, okay?Les Desirable: Kick Butts is a funny story that everyone will find entertaining—children, middle school students, and adults.