  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 07/01/2014 Tad (from Planet Tad, 2012) is back and trying his best to bridge that awkward gap between middle and high school. Picking up his blog with the last half of eighth grade, Tad has got a lot on his plate: his first dance (which you apparently need to ask a girl to), his first kiss (which is happening onstage), his first summer job (which is the worst thing to happen to summer), high school (which is, well, high school), and his first date (which is . . . confusing). Part diary and part stand-up routine, Tad’s blog recounts his handling of these obstacles and many others, not necessarily with grace, but with sincere effort. His laugh-out-loud mishaps will resonate with readers approaching early adolescence, who no doubt have encountered similarly sticky situations. Cartoon sketches and Tad’s one-off observations about life add even more humor to the book, making for a quick, episodic story ideal for reluctant readers, middle-schoolers, and the Wimpy Kid crowd. - Copyright 2014 Booklist. School Library Journal - 07/01/2014 Gr 4–6—Tad is now almost 14 in this sequel to Planet Tad (HarperCollins, 2014). This book will make readers laugh out loud uproariously and with no reserve. Tad blogs over the course of a year on his father's computer. He shares stories about his little sister, his parents, and his friends and enemies at school. Tad, like most kids, experiences the ups and downs of adolescence. Through his blog, he shares his thoughts about various subjects, such as the occurrence of blizzards on days when there is no school (a waste of a perfectly good blizzard in his opinion). Each blog entry is accompanied by a matching emoticon. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this funny offering is sure to delight fans of the Jeff Kinney's "Wimpy Kid." Coming of age is tricky business, but Tad will help readers see the joy in some pretty silly situations.—Katy Charles, Virgil Elementary School, Cortland, NY - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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