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My comments on Chapter 6 (Theo):

> Coming up with funny rock band names is one thing. Rattling off five silly rabbit repellant brands is next-level stuff. Hare-Today-Gone-Tomorrow for the win!

> Another reference to peeing and gardens?!?

> “What the—” He says a lot more, but his voice gives out on him… (Theo’s dad after he tastes the rabbit repellent “soup”). I have never cataloged the varied euphemisms for cussing in Gordon Korman books but if I ever do, here’s one for the list.

> You know Theo is a good guy when he is conflicted about what he hopes regarding Jaws. He doesn’t want his father (and sister) to kill the wascally wabbit, he would just like Jaws to limit his path of destruction in the garden. (And clearly Kristi is in the same camp, even if she doesn’t want to admit it to their father!)

> What a cool twist when Mr. Metzinger complains to Theo that “nothing I do will ever be good enough for you.” 

@Jade: I love that you recognize the genuine goodness of Jenna. It’s easy to read Reef’s chapters and get caught up feeling like he does, his perspective of being alone in the world. But Jenna is a nice example of sometimes there are people in our lives who care about us and we don’t recognize it or don’t fully appreciate how much we matter to others. It’s a good affirmation to store away for dark moments.

Yes, I was talking about DON’T CARE HIGH (the not caring part), and also A SEMESTER IN THE LIFE OF A GARBAGE BAG (the lousy luck part). I suspect GRK sometimes gets tired of hearing references to his early books and, you know, fair enough. But I’ve heard a few fans say the humor in those books transcended mere laughter while reading the funniest parts. The stories genuinely shaped the way they perceived the world. If you’re reading some of those books for the first time, I hope you get the same thrill and that you, too, will be blessed/cursed with forevermore finding situations in your own life where you are reminded of the wit and wisdom of Mike Otis, Rootbeer Racinette, Douglas Fairchild, Phil Baldwin, Mike Webster, etc., etc.