The Looney Experiment by Luke Reynolds not only caught my eye because of the title (I’m Tara Looney) but from page one I was hooked. I quickly fell in love with Atticus Hobart, the underdog. He had all the cards stacked against him as an anxiety ridden nerd who was not only the target at school but was having to face battles at home as well.
Then substitute Mr. Looney comes in to replace Mrs. Kathan during her maternity leave. He was like no teacher before. The kids were stunned and intrigued by his teaching methods and were tricked into learning unknowingly. Things began looking better for Atticus until one day the class bully took it to far and Atticus had enough.
I highly recommend reading this with your class, with a small group or even adding it to your list of recommendation for 5-8 grade readers.
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