His Only Hope was to Become a Cartoonist
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The Man in the Ceiling
by Jules Feiffer
Reviewed by
Sarah
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6th
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| Published in: | 1993 |
| Length: | 185 pages |
| Ranking (1-10): |
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| Genre: | Fiction |
| Age: | Intermediate |
He's bad in school. He can't play baseball. His dad ignores him. (because he can't play baseball) Jimmy has two sisters who hate him and no good friends. It seems he has no way for a good life. Jimmy does have one good quality, he draws and writes great comics. His sisters are always wanting to read his comics and even Charley Beemer, the most popular guy in school ( good at baseball, girls love him ) has asked Jimmy if he could write the comics and Jimmy could illustrate them. But after a while Jimmy's not sure that's what he wants to do. He likes writing his comics and likes his own ideas. If he stopped writing comics for Charlie he would no longer be friends with the most popular guy in school. If he stayed he would stop doing the only thing he ever enjoyed.
The Man in the Ceiling, is a funny book that has its really good parts. My favorite parts were when Jimmy would tell his sister stories that would always start, "Once upon a time, there was a tricky little bear named,"(page 131). His sister would then guess what different animals it was called.
If you like the kind of book about a stand out kid who tries to fit in you might like this. The bad part is that throughout the book you feel like nothing has happened yet, like you've just begun.
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