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Memoirs of a sidekick / David Skuy
Boris wants to make his school a better place. With the help of his best friend, Adrian, he draws up epic plans to win the election for Student Council President.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771385685
- ISBN: 9781771385688
- Physical Description: 238 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 17.95 |
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| Subject: | Schools > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Student government > Elections > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | J FIC Skuy | 31681020021325 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
With the help of his best friend Adrian, Boris works to become student council president, but finds it difficult running against the most popular guy in school, who is also a bully. - Grand Central Pub
âWhy can't Bendale change?â seventh-grader Boris Snodbuckle asks his best friend and loyal sidekick, Adrian. âWe have one more year here. I don't wanna waste it --- life's too short. We have to do something.â Leave it to Boris to figure out a way to make life better for the kids at Bendale Public School. He's going to run for president of the student council. As president, he'll be able to fix everything! There's only one problem. His opponent is the most popular boy in school. And hardly anyone really knows Boris. Can he find a way to use his talent for launching wild schemes to garner the votes he needs? Or will it just end up, as usual, getting him suspended from school? As Adrian, the book's narrator, says, âDon't give up, believe in yourself, be brave and sometimes --- sometimes --- good things happen.â Readers will be rooting for the irrepressible Boris Snodbuckle to win it all in this middle-grade novel by bestselling, award-winning author David Skuy. Offbeat, funny and clever, Boris is ever optimistic that things will work out, and takes his many failures in stride. This heartwarming story has wide appeal for its engrossing and drama-filled plot as well as for the many relatable themes, from bullying, to social groups and popularity, to friendship. Maybe most important of all is the way Boris, clearly a social underdog, becomes the school's unlikely hero simply by being himself. This book also provides terrific lessons on citizenship and leadership.
