Billy's Booger

A young lad who would rather draw than do math, spell, or gargle finds the perfect outlet for his always-on imagination in this manifesto to creative joie de vivre, featuring a book within a book, from the brilliant minds that brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

Billy loves to draw. He draws on books and on his homework and even on his math tests--he might not get the answer right, but doesn't it look swell sitting in a boat at sea? His teacher doesn't think so, and neither does the principal. But the librarian has an idea that just might help Billy better direct his illustrative energies: a book-making contest

Billy gets right to work, reading everything he can about meteors, mythology, space travel, and...mucus? Yep, his book is going to be about the world's smartest booger, who stays tucked away until needed--say, to solve multiplication problems, or answer questions from the President. Billy's sure his story is a winner. But being a winner doesn't mean you always win.

Full of nostalgic references to a time when TV was black-and-white and Sunday newspapers had things called the funnies, this wildly fun story-within-a-story is based loosely on children's book legend William Joyce's third grade year, and includes a sewn-in mini-book of that tale of the world's smartest booger.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/02/2015
ISBN: 9781442473515
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.90h x 10.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 128
Booklist 04/01/2015 pg. 81
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 33

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 174487 / Billy's Booger: A Memoir (Sorta)
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5