Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! - Softcover

Manes, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440227909 ISBN 13: 9780440227908

Publisher: Dell Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

With the advice of a book he borrows from the library, Milo Crinkley tries to make himself into a perfect person in only three days

About this title

Review

"This book catches the reader with its very first sentence . . . crackling with humor . . . nearly perfect."
--Gannett Westchester Newspapers

"The only difficulty with this book is that everyone will want to be the first one to introduce it to children. . . A real gem."
--State Library of Ohio Checklist

"The moral is encased in laughs, with Manes's style reminiscent of Daniel Pinkwater's and topped by a dash of Kurt Vonnegut. Not perfect but awfully funny."
--Booklist

"What happens . . . changes chuckles to belly laughs!"
--Publishers Weekly

"This clever, funny book doesn't waste time being subtle; its mixture of slapstick/wryness will have kids laughing out loud."
--Marriage and Family Living

"Milo's home-study course in perfection makes a hilarious, zany story which readers will find hard to put down."
--Wings

". . . hysterically funny, and not without relevance for grown-ups seemingly addicted to self-development."
--New Age

"Manes' novel satirizes the countless best sellers that promise smaller waists, slimmer hips and enriched bank accounts."
--School Library Journal

". . . amazing and hilarious."
--The Times of Trenton

"This is a laughing-aloud book. It is far from great literature but very close to the funny bone."
--The Read-Aloud Handbook

"This is an original, offbeat, skillfully conceived and executed book."
--Philadelphia Inquirer

"This book was so good it made me laugh out loud."
--Detroit Free Press

"One of the best children's stories of all time!"
--Goodreads

About the Author

Stephen Manes is a native of Pittsburgh. In addition to his children's books, he has written scripts for movies and television, as well as columns for PC Magazine. He's the author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, including the award-winning Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! and the Publisher's Weekly bestseller Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!

Edition details

• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0440227909
• ISBN 13: 9780440227908
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Illustrator: Huffman Tom
• Number of pages: 76