Stinky Shorts Margaret Clark

Puffin Book 2001

94p pbk $12.95

0-14-131166-5

Life is full of dares or double-dares for stinky until a dare involving an iceblock changes his life.  This book is about a boy called William Wilstinki who gets called Stinky.  He is in a group called ‘The Dare Devils’.  The Dare Devils are always daring each other to do something stupid.  Big M, the school principal, is trying to stop this behaviour and Brenda, head of a new group called ‘The New Bardots’ wants to kiss him.  An incident with an iceblock changes Brenda’s feelings and his life forever.

I enjoyed reading this book because the story was interesting and really funny.  I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good laugh.  It was quick and easy to read so it would be suitable for 10 year old and upward.

Chloe, aged 12, Canberra, ACT