She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. But when you feel like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be th Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. But when you feel like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published January 1st by Ingram first published More Details Original Title.
Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom , please sign up. Why Is Bradley such a bully? Athira K Bradley' s not a bully. The kids judge him and does not give him a chance so he goes on with it.
So the children treat him like a monster. Is there a sequel to this book? If not, is there going to be one? Nicole Catalan Louis is actually not dead thank god , but it's most likely that there's not going to be a sequel to this book in the near future : …more Louis is actually not dead thank god , but it's most likely that there's not going to be a sequel to this book in the near future : less.
See all 38 questions about There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. Oct 13, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , united-states , 20th-century , childrens-young-readers. The title comes from a point when a character, Jeff, accidentally enters the girls' bathroom while trying to go to the school counselor's office when a teacher gives him the wrong directions and is horribly embarrassed by it.
View all 7 comments. Apr 10, Laura rated it it was amazing Recommended to Laura by: Mrs. Kent :. This is a kid's book, but I love it so much. When I was in third grade, my teacher, Mrs. Kent, read it to our class.
When she got to a certain part, she was crying so hard, she couldn't read, so she called me up to read that part. I told my mom how good it was, and we took turns reading from it to each other, finishing the whole thing in a few hours. The summer when I was 19, I somehow remembered it, bought it, and read it again.
I later read it to my husband on a car trip, and he really liked i This is a kid's book, but I love it so much. I later read it to my husband on a car trip, and he really liked it too. The other night, Louis Sachar's "Holes" came on tv and reminded me of this book yet again, so I had to add it to my favorites.
It is very special to me. View all 12 comments. Apr 20, Julesmarie rated it it was amazing Shelves: childrens , comfort-reads , new-favorites , classroom-library. It's a shame the title is so ridiculous, because the book itself is not. It's an honest and insightful look in to what makes a person "good" or "bad" and how one changes the way others perceive him.
It also shows beautifully the difference that adults can make on the lives and self-images of children--either to help them or to hurt them hopefully unintentionally. My strongest emotions at the end of this were anger and gratitude. The portrayal of the school system in this book is heartbreaking. Bradley's teacher frustrated me so much--people like that have no business being teachers.
She had him sitting in a back corner surrounded by empty desks and told the new boy that she was sorry those were the only open seats, because she knows nobody wants to sit by THAT boy. And then announcing to the class that there were 16 A's and the rest B's What honestly made me angry was the depiction of the school board and the angry parent meeting that got Carla fired. The one person who actually cares about the students and helping them learn to think for themselves educating them, in other words is the person they gang up on and reject.
The saddest part is that I fear that depiction is all too accurate in so many cases. What made me grateful was that in the midst of all of these horrible teachers and misguided systems, there are people like Carla. People who aren't so quick to give up on the students. People who want to help mold healthy individuals and not simply produce students who excel at doing what they're told.
People who don't make the poor Mom have to repeat "But deep down inside he's really a good boy," because they can already see it for themselves. And the birthday party scene where all the girls start fighting over who gets to help Bradley and explain to him what happens at birthday parties goes a long way to restoring my faith in humanity after the school board scene.
That whole party was just so wonderfully well done, with Bradley slowly relaxing and everyone being so kind to him and all of them just having so much fun as a result. Lovely, lovely book. I can't wait to recommend it to my students!
View all 3 comments. Shelves: jbooks. I really loved the way the intensity of Bradley was captured- and I went up and down with him as he made progress, then went backward, then forward again. There are so many beautiful touches: his absurdly long list of topics to talk about, his talking stuffed animals, the picture of the monster with the heart I was pleasantly suprised by this book, because the cover didn't indicate to me it would be so intense or layered. The cover is a large, fairly realistic rendering of a surprised boy's I really loved the way the intensity of Bradley was captured- and I went up and down with him as he made progress, then went backward, then forward again.
The cover is a large, fairly realistic rendering of a surprised boy's face- and it looked like it would be light and maybe silly.
It had those layers without stepping out of being accessible to kids- which I think is pretty artful. View 2 comments. Oct 27, Brian rated it really liked it Recommends it for: fans of Holes or Louis Sachar in general. As a teacher, I read a lot of juvenile fiction and much of it is good!
Some of it is forgettable, but this book is not. I love this book. This book is about Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a bully.
Bradley is a behavior problem. He doesn't do his homework, classwork Teachers pass him from grade to grade just so that don't have to teach him again.
Now, he's in 5th grade and his school hires a counselor named Miss Davis, or Carla, as she likes to be called. The rest, as they say, is histor As a teacher, I read a lot of juvenile fiction and much of it is good! The rest, as they say, is history for Bradley. And, yes My students love this book.
View all 6 comments. Having blown through the Wayside books with my girls, I thought I'd pick up another Louis Sachar book. Holes is off limits - Liz and I have set some ground rules with what we allow ourselves to read out loud to the kids.
I saw this book and thought: WOAH. That's by Louis Sachar? No way! I'd always seen this lying around at home - in my sisters room. A room covered in books. I was also slightly embarrassed by the cover, which may help explain why I'd never read it. Then, half-way through the book Having blown through the Wayside books with my girls, I thought I'd pick up another Louis Sachar book. Not only that, but there were parts that stuck with me, and would bother me from time to time.
I'd think about it, get a little angry about the scene, and then get angry with myself, because I couldn't remember where I had heard it. On more than one occasion I'd thought about asking about it in the goodreads "What's the Name of That Book? In other news, it seems like boys bathrooms and girls bathrooms and girls and boys bathrooms and boys in girls bathrooms seems to be all anybody can talk about these days.
States, cities, and localities are passing laws right and left. For instance: view spoiler [ hide spoiler ] In case you're wondering, reading this book had nothing to do with that. As is the case when I read a book with any of my daughters, I'll let them come up and offer the true review. They also determine the number of stars to give the book. I read this one over the course of a month or so, at night, just before they all fell asleep - or were supposed to, at least.
I'll go call them up. There may be some mild spoilers in here. Read on at your own risk. Dad: So, what'd you think? Gwennie: I love, love, love, love, loved it! El: I loved it, too!
I love, love, love, love, loved it TOO!!! Dad: Poppy, what do you remember about the book? Poppy: The. Poppy: Yessss Give me a dollar or I will spit on you! She and Gwennie keep repeating this. Dad: Do you think it's nice to spit on people? Poppy: No.
Dad: So why do you like that part? Poppy: Uhhhhh Because I just do. Eleanor: Is it because it's interesting? Poppy: Yes. Dad: Eleanor, what's your favorite part? Eleanor: I liked it when it was Colleen's birthday party! And my favorite character was Carla. Dad: Why was Carla your favorite? Eleanor: Um. Because she was really nice. Dad: You were going to add some more stuff to that? El: Yeah. I was going to add some more to my favorite part.
I thought it was funny when Bradley tore his pants because he thought you had to have torn pants to go to a birthday party. Dad: Gwen - your turn. Gwennie: You mean my saddest favorite part? Dad: Whatever you want.
Go ahead. Dad: What do you mean? Gwen: I mean, I didn't like it when Carla was going to go work with kindergartners. Dad: Why not? Gwen: Because it made Bradley sad. Eleanor: I didn't like that part either, but I have a question. I love the funny characters Louis Sachar has made — even the trouble-maker Bradley Chalkers!
I would rate this book 10 out of 10! My favourite character in this book is Bradley Chalkers, the most trouble-making, misbehaving fabricator of all time. He never does his homework; he picks fights with girls and never listens to his counsellor.
Jan I love books about kids who turn their lives around. The story begins with Bradley Chalkers, the oldest student in 5 th grade because he repeated 4 th. He is known by all students and teachers as the biggest bully in the school. Bradley sits in the last row, last seat of Mrs. He spends his time cutting paper and scribbling on his assignments. He is assigned the seat next to Bradley because all the others are full.
Bradley begins a relationship with Jeff by first taking a dollar from him and later saying he will give him a dollar if he will be his friend. Both Jeff — because he is new to the school — and Bradley — because of his behavior — are assigned sessions with Carla. On his first visit to see Carla, Jeff gets two sets of directions from a teacher telling him where her office is located. Carla is young, kind, and unique. She wants students to reason through their problems instead of her telling them what they need to do.
Bradley and Carla instantly connect although Bradley is slow to show his emotions. A student named Colleen has a crush on Jeff.
Bradley slowly begins to make changes in his life. He wants his teacher to give him a gold star for good work. A bear named Bartholomew represents Bradley and a rabbit named Ronnie represents Carla. Jeff invites Bradley over to his house to help him do his homework.
The girls meet up with the boys along the way. Melinda ends up hitting Bradley and giving him a black eye. Bradley becomes angry with Jeff because Jeff is invited to play basketball by the other boys leaving Bradley on his own.
This causes Bradley to tell his mom that Jeff gave him the black eye. This causes a big rift between Jeff who wants to have friends and Bradley.
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