Bad Boy: A Memoir

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In his own words...

As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously-he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer. But growing up in a poor family in Harlem, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that surrounded him. He began to doubt himself and the values that he had always relied on, attending high school less and less, turning to the streets and his books for comfort.

In a memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers travels back to his roots in the magical world of Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Here is the story of one of the strongest voices in young people's literature today.

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Bad Boy.......2007-09-19

Bad Boy
By Walter Dean Myers
Review by Kareem Joey

Bad Boy .Hoops .Fly jimmy fly, what do all of these great
Books have in common? They were all written by Walter dean Myers a high school dropout!

Bad you are a thrilling book full of suspense and hard ships. IT starts while Walter was just a little boy. Even though his life was hard he somehow mad it through. The hardest part of waters life was probably his home town. Life in Harlem in the 1940s was rough. There was always crime and fights. The neighborhood was dirty and thee houses were rigtty.But Walter somehow made it thought. His main problem while he was growing up was his love for reading and writing. This is a problem because his bad and friends do not approve of his hobbies they begin to make fun of him and he begins to grow a hard outer shell.

He than becomes a bully. Towards the end of the story his anger calms and he starts to not care what people think of him. He then follows and becomes a famous writer. Though his father still doesn't approve his mother tries to keep him inspired. This Book teaches you to follow your dreams no matter what people think about you. They should not a have a say in you're future because only can decide what you do in life

A Story of a Boy........2007-09-18

Do you like to read? Do you love writing? Is school just not for you? Are you looking for a good book? If so, then Bad Boy is the book for you.

Bad Boy is a memoir of the life of Walter Dean Myers. This book covers the author's (Walter's) childhood. I rated this book with four stars because of all of the excitement. Walter is a boy growing up in 1940s-50s. He moved to Harlem as a young boy and spent his childhood there.

Walter was always very bright. He loved to write. He also adored reading his comic books until "The Wicked Witch of West Harlem" (a woman named Ms. Dodson) told Walter that comic books were a map to jail. Walter never stopped wanting to become a writer. A lot of his writing influence came from growing up in Harlem.

Picture this... It is 1940's Harlem, New York. The streets are alive with vivid colors and amazing sounds everywhere you look. You hear the wonderful music of Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller. Girls are jumping double-dutch on the sidewalks. All of these sights and sounds impacted Walter's writing.

Interestingly enough, although Walter loved to read and write, he started attending school irregularly. Then he started skipping more than he went. Eventually, he stopped going at all, resulting in him missing his own graduation! What was he to do? He felt that he was a failure. He could only think of one thing. Walter became a member of the United States Army.

Bad Boy was truly a great book. All of the events have you loyal until the end. You will love how everything falls in to place. I surely did. I highly recommend reading Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers.

Reviewed by TJ Barrett

Books can do amazing things.......2007-03-26

Walter Dean Myers describes his early life and how he came to be a writer. Not an easy path, but one that I am glad he has shared. This book is pretty scary in some parts because with just a little variation of events in his life, he might not have made it out alive. Being poor, and Black, would have dictated a narrow and limited life for him if he had not found books; though then, as now, he had to be careful not to set himself apart too widely from the people around him. This memoir is recommended to mature readers or would-be writers, age 10 to 100.

Bad Boy Staci C........2006-12-13

The book Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers is an extraordinarily moving book. It was funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable. When I started reading it, I just couldn't put this gripping and suspenseful memoir down.

It took place in the 1940's and 1950's in Harlem, and it was about Walter Dean Myers's childhood. When he was a child, he had trouble with his poor speech. An example from the book would be this quote when he was in first grade. " `Dabba! Dabba! Dabba!' Manuel Bonilla taunted me, standing inches from my face and mimicking my poor speech as the rest of the class watched. `Dabba! Dabba! Dabba!'" Along with Walter's poor speech, he also had times when he beat people up, but for a good reason of course. An example of this would be " Manuel stopped the `dabba- dabba- dabba' when I hit him in the face. `Is he dead?' someone asked. Of course Manuel wasn't anywhere near dead, but that didn't stop Mrs. Bower from sending me directly to the principal's office." As you can see, Walter spent a lot of his time in the principal's office.

Myers was a "Bad Boy" but it wasn't until he threw a book at his teacher, till he had something to hide. After he threw his book at his teacher, he was forced to sit in a desk at the far corner of the room and start reading another book. This book was called East 'O The Sun And West 'O The Moon, and it was full of wonderful fairytales. After reading it for a little bit, he was allowed during the weekends, to take the book home and read it. That is how he became an avid reader. He uses this skill of reading to help improve his speaking throughout the book. In addition to loving reading, he also became a great writer.

I truly recommend this book if you like books with all kinds of suspenseful action going around. If you like books that have good morals, and help people learn lessons, then this is the book for you.

sounds very catchy.......2006-06-09

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Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (The Seventh Epic Novel) (Captain Underpants)

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Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (The Seventh Epic Novel) (Captain Underpants)
Dav Pilkey
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Release Date: 2003-09-30

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Clearly one epic novel could never contain the hugely disgusting tale of the Bionic Booger Boy; it makes perfect sense that his story would spill out into Dav Pilkey's seventh epic novel in the Captain Underpants series, Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers.

It all started in the sixth epic novel when Melvin Sneedly, a nerd, invented a "combine-o-thingy" that morphed Melvin, a robot, and (accidentally) mucus from his sneeze and created the monstrous Bionic Booger Boy. Unfortunately, in the chaos that ensues, the school principal Mr. Krupp's brain switches to Melvin's body and vice versa (making for a very unhappy school secretary). The diabolical Melvin becomes power-hungry when he realizes that he might be able to keep Mr. Krupp's Captain Underpants superpowers for himself! Can George and Harold stop Melvin from tyrannizing the school--and the world--in his new guise as principal and superhero?

Pilkey's heavily illustrated books with comic-book inserts, "flip-o-rama" animation, and loads of gross-out humor are guaranteed to delight elementary-school boys. (Ages 8 and older) --Karin Snelson

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Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy, but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin Sneedly, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will take them into the deepest regions of outer space and back through time to the mysterious and uncharted world of the day before yesterday! It's a monster-mashin', robo-wranglin', time-travelin', brain-switchin', nose-pickin' good time!

Customer Reviews:

Tra-la-laaa! .......2007-09-23

I have two boys, 6 & 7 who have loved the cottony-captain for two years now. Both have been reading CU on their own since 1st grade. We have them all in their goopy, gross gloriousness. They're always good to go back to EXCEPT they are poorly bound(I mean the paperback ones) and fall apart and ours are all taped together. Boo for the binding, yahoo for the silly content that keeps two wild things still enough to read.

fantastic read.......2007-05-09

This series of books are a fantastic read. They keep my 7 and 5 year olds very amused and I get a laugh out of them as well. I would highly recommend them.

Neat , Nasty & Naughty.......2006-03-11

Yes, it took something totally "disgusting" to get my seven year old hooked on reading......but hey, I am not complaining. He is now carrying a book wherever he goes....who would have thought? When someone can get a kid to pick up a book and take along instead of the game boy.....well....just amazing!

They are very cute and not nearly as nasty as the titles imply!

under wear man.......2005-12-20

This book was cool because if you had a guy in town that flew in his under pants that would be awsome. And how cool would that be if you a giant robot whit bogers all over so now you now ho cool this book is.

Cool.......2005-10-19

I thought this was a good boook, but I don't like the flip-O-ramas. The bad spelling and grammer makes it relly funny! I say you should buy it.

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Not My Cuupa Tea
Funny & Sexy--just the thing for Summer!
A Perfect Summer Treat!!!
As usual, This Antho Rocks!
A summer scorcher!

Bad Boys Of Summer
Lori Foster
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Not My Cuupa Tea.......2007-09-15

This book was boring!!! Well, thats, my humble, ordinary opinion. Three stories, three different authors, yet exactly the same - DULL. I managed to complete the first story, skipping a lot of the pages to do so. I tried the second and third stories as I realised they were written by different authors. Couldn't finish either of them. I tried hard to like and enjoy but couldn't. I like story lines with a bit of fun and keep the "hot and steamy stuff" out of it. Hot and steamy needs to be written quickly, fast paced and keep it short, not pages and pages. Maybe I'm "square" but I just don't like these types.

Funny & Sexy--just the thing for Summer!.......2006-11-28

**This anthology features three excellent storytellers! You won't want to miss it, trust me.

The first story is "Luscious" by Lori Foster. Her stories always have a deep sense of family that I just adore. In addition, her writing tends to have a message about right and wrong and standing up for the little guy. I just love that! This story is no exception. Things start off tense from the get go when Lucius Ryder, SWAT hunk, is stuck in a heart-stopping hostage situation. And you'll let out a great big, "ahhhh" when it's all said and done, and Lucius manages to rescue a hero of a dog.

Unfortunately, he hasn't a clue what to do with the poor little thing. His first thought is to take him to his neighbor, Marci Churchill. She's very good with animals. In fact, one would say she can even connect with them. Lucius isn't really sure about all that, but one thing he is certain of is Marci's twin, Bethany. He wants her. Bad. Now. He's been a good boy and managed to tamp down his wild urges, but now, with Bethany so close, Lucius isn't so inclined to control himself any longer. Unfortunately--for Lucius--Bethany doesn't want anything to do with men anymore. Seems, it's up to Lucius to change her mind on that score. And the way he goes about doing it is just downright yummy!

The second story, "Its About Time" by Erin McCarthy, is true Erin McCarthy style. Her stories always make me laugh and yet they are oh-so steamy too! I haven't read a story by her that I didn't love. This story begins as the heroine, Trish Jones, is stood up. She's feeling just the slightest bit of self-pity. Then, she spots a sexy, brooding man at the other end of the bar wallowing in his own fair share of grief. While Trish tries telling herself that Caleb is not really right for her, her body isn't all that keen on listening. She wants Caleb Vancouver. Vigorously, passionately, wildly wants Caleb Vancouver. Caleb hasn't had sex in two years and he is way the heck past ready! Trish isn't going to know what hit her once he gets his big, hard hands on her delectable curves. And he plans to leave her breathless and begging. She plans to let him...these two sure do heat up the pages!

The last story in this anthology is Amy Garvey's "Wish You Were Here". I've never read this author before, but wow, I really enjoyed her story. I thought Garvey closed this anthology with a very charming and tender romance. It was the perfect happily-ever-after, in my opinion. I can't wait to check out what else she has on the shelves! Photographer, Mackenzie Pruitt, has just inherited her Aunt's house. The little dilapidated shed out back is going to be McKenzie's new studio. She's excited to begin this new chapter in her life, but still the `studio' needs a lot of work. A LOT of work. McKenzie hires contractor, Leo Dawson, to make the little shack into the studio of her dreams. When she first sees Leo, she finds herself nearly drooling. Good lord, the man was gorgeous! Big and rough and just gorgeous! Her first thought--okay, maybe not her first thought--is to photograph him. He wholeheartedly nixes the idea, saying that if she even tries to snap a single picture of him he's out of there. McKenzie is disappointed, but agrees, what choice does she have? But what she doesn't know is that Leo has a secret lay buried in his past, one that he doesn't have any intention of revealing. But as mutual attraction turns to something much deeper, Leo has to choose. Does he risk everything and tell McKenzie his secret, or does he walk away and let her go...? You'll have to read the book if you want to find out!

A Perfect Summer Treat!!!.......2006-06-10

"Bad Boys of Summer" is the perfect summer read! Yummy hero's, feisty heroines and hot romance all found under one cover. What more could you ask for?

Lori Fosters "Luscious" Bethany Churchill has quit her job, her lousy boyfriend and has returned to her twin sister Marci's in order to figure out exactly what she's going to do next. She's not prepared when Lucius Ryder a member of the SWAT team and her sister's landlord knocks on the door looking for help with his newly adopted dog Hero. The ladies call him "Luscious" for a reason and Bethany is having a hard time remembering why she has no faith in men when Lucius sets her on fire with a kiss. Will Lucius be able to prove that Bethany is the twin he wants and no other will do?

Erin McCarthy "It's About Time" Trish Jones has just been stood up...again. Why does this keep happening to her? Needing a break she goes to her favorite pub. She has no idea that this trip isn't going to end like they normally do...no, this time she is going to meet Caleb Vancouver and this guy is just what she's looking for but will she be smart enough to keep him or will she let him ride off on his Harley?

Amy Garvey "Wish You Were Here" Mackenzie is a photographer who is set on having a beautiful old building renovated and turned into her new studio. When yummy carpenter Leo Dawson shows up she decides she'd rather have him work on her which is really weird because he is not what she normally looks for in a man. But, what she thinks she wants is not going to be what she gets.

This was a steamy, fast-paced read with wonderful contributions from each of these highly talented authors. If you're looking for titles to add to your "must read" summer list...make sure this one's at the top!

As usual, This Antho Rocks!.......2006-06-09

Lucious By Lori Foster
Sexy Lawman Lucius Ryder is attracted to his neighbor sister. He thinks that ignoring the object of his attraction is the way to go. But, Surprise! Fate interferes and soon sparks are flying between Bethany and Lucius. Lori's trademark of a sexy fun romance is accomplished once again in this story.

Its about time By Erin McCarthy
Trish Jones has been stood up again. Determined to have a pity me party, she goes to her favorite bar and meets Caleb Vancouver. He is halfway drunk, not her type, or so she though until she decides to "help" him and takes him to her place. The chemistry between them can't be denied and soon things start to heat up. Erin's sexy romance trademark shines again in this story.

Wish you were here By Amy Garvey
Mackenzie Pruitt is determined to restore the house she inherited from her aunt, for that she need a carpenter! Leo Dawson is just what she needs and more. He is one hot package of sexy male/carpenter. Sparks fly when they are in the same room. This is a sexy, tender story that will have you sighing. My first read for Amy Garvey and will not be the last.

In general this is a steamy romance by great authors that once again prove that love can be found anywhere, even with a bad boy!

A summer scorcher!.......2006-06-08

LUSCIOUS by Lori Foster. When Bethany Churchill moves in with her twin sister, Marci, the last thing she expects to find is a man who is interested in her. Not her gorgeous, self-assured, confident sister, but her. SWAT officer/landlord Lucius Ryder, also known as "Luscious" to the all-women tenants in his apartment building, wants Marci for the magic she can work with his newly acquired, badly abused dog. Marci has the gift of "reading" dogs, understanding what is troubling them and what makes them happy. Lucius wants Bethany strictly for himself and once he sets out to seduce her and prove to her how he feels, she is more confused than ever. Once you throw in the eclectic personalities of the women in the apartment building, Bethany's lack of self-esteem, Lucius's abundance of self-confidence and the dangers of his job, you have a well-rounded story with all of the feel-good qualities that Lori Foster is known for.***** IT'S ABOUT TIME by Erin McCarthy. Prosecuting Attorney Trish Jones has been stood up. Again. After waiting for an hour for her date, she makes her way to Ryan's Pub. There she runs into Caleb Vancouver who, with empty beer bottles covering the bar in front of him, appears to be successfully drowning his sorrows. It turns out that his ex-wife is getting married the next day and he's trying not to think about it. Trish eventually gets him sobered up and they enjoy the rest of the evening in pleasant conversation. After last call Trish drives Caleb home, to her home, and they spend an incredible night together, followed by an incredible morning. When Caleb hears Trish make a flip comment about their relationship to her friends, he doesn't understand why his feelings are hurt when he has only known her a scant number of hours. But he's determined to turn those hurt feelings around and convince Trish that there is something unique between them that is worth pursuing. It promises to be fun, especially when Erin McCarthy is the one getting them together.***** WISH YOU WERE HERE by Amy Garvey. Photographer Mackenzie Pruitt is excited to begin renovations to the beach house she has inherited from her deceased aunt. Her top priority is getting the ramshackle backyard shed spruced up to use as a cozy little photo studio. When carpenter Leo Dawson shows up to do the work, Mackenzie is certain that he is the most gorgeous man she has ever seen. These two are steam-worthy from the word go and begin a red-hot relationship almost immediately, but Leo is hiding a secret and there's no way they can have a future together until he is willing to share his past with Mackenzie. Amy Garvey's contribution to this anthology is a wonderfully romantic story that practically sizzles on the pages.***** This book should be required summer reading whether you toss it in your suitcase, read it in the car, or tuck it in your beach bag, you'll be glad you did!

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets

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The sixth "epic novel" in Dav Pilkey's hugely popular series explains the awful truth about Captain Underpants (he is really the school principal), details "the night of the nasty nostril nuggets," offers up "the unnecessarily disgusting chapter," and even explains how "you can't have your cape and Edith, too."

George and Harold are "C" students (and bad spellers), but they are very good at "saving the entire planet from the nasty forces of unrelenting evil" and also at ketchup-toilet pranks. Unfortunately, they can't save Melvin Sneedly from getting paddled by his bionic hamster. But, frankly, they wouldn't want to, because besides being the school brainiac, Melvin is also a tattletale. When his robot-making hobby backfires horribly, Melvin transforms himself into the Bionic Booger Boy instead of a bionic superboy. Can Captain Underpants save everyone from this "greenish, glistening behemoth?"

Pilkey is the superhero of boy humor, stuffing his heavily illustrated books with comic-book inserts, "flip-o-rama" animation, and all the gross-out jokes an elementary-school kid could stomach. Fans will want to get their hands on Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers as well. (Ages 8 and older) --Karin Snelson

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Dav Pilkey's newest epic novel finds George, Harold, and everyone's favorite superhero in the stickiest situation yet. This time, the boys' latest prank has snotty school brainiac Melvin Sneedley in a stink. And when Melvin tries to transform himself into a bionic-powered superboy, things go from bad to boogers, literally, and the Bionic Booger Boy is born! With fun Flip-O-Rama and loads of laffs, here's another excellent adventure that will leave Captain Underpants fans begging for more. SPECIAL BONUS CLIFFHANGER ENDING INCLUDED!

Customer Reviews:

Funny.......2007-05-09

My seven year old son loves the Captain Underpants books! He doesn't like to read too much but he will sit and read these books in one sitting. I also think they're funny and enjoy reading them with my kids.

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad, Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part I, The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets.......2007-04-19

I think this book was a laugh out loud funny book that kids will enjoy. Captain Underpants fights a Bionic Booger Boy named Melvin Sneedly. My favorite part was when the hamster started to spank Melvin. I also love the Flip-O-Rama pages that makes the cartoons look like they are in motion. George and Harold are believable to me because I know kids in real life who act like they do, but we know they are no such things as Bionic Booger Boys or Nasty Nostril Nuggets. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys laughing at gross things!

Halarious!.......2007-04-14

This is a great and funny book. I would recommend this book to anyone. Boogers, poop, underpants, and funny names, and activities are all loaded into Captain Underpants books. If you want a good, funny, easy read then this is the book for you. There are comics inside written by two child characters named Harold and George. They are very short and funny, with hilarious pictures.

Captain Underpants Review.......2006-08-15

Captain Underpants is about two boys who play pranks and write comics. These comics include a character named Captain Underpants. The principal at the school the boys attend confiscate the comics while they were working on them in class. Then the boys somehow hypnotize him into believing he was the character Captain Underpants. The principal ends up saving the boys in there many adventures such as the fights against Bionic Booger Boy, Wicked Wedgie Woman, Professor Poopy Pants, and many more.

Before I read this book I was really uptight, with no personality. Then I read it and I laughed more than I ever had more life. This book tells me that it is okay to let loose and have a good laugh every once and a while

This was a fiction book with short paragraphs and about 175 pages. There are many illustrations and easy to read vocabulary. I give this book 4 stars because of content.

Captain Underpants: the Truth.......2006-07-09

Melvin Sneedly looks too much like some character in the SpongeBob episode "I'm your biggest fan." If Melvin Sneedly were a Hamtaro caracter, he would be Dexter.
Facts
Underwear Day is on August 8. Piqua, Ohio is where the Captain Underpants series takes place. George lives at 1526 Vine Street. George Beard and Harold Hutchins got their names from children's book characters that Dav Pilkey liked as a kid: "Georgie the Ghost", and "Harold and the Purple Crayon". Their last names (Beard and Hutchins) were the last names of Dav's two favorite "Little Rascals" characters: "Stimey (Matthew Beard)" and "Wheezer (Bobby Hutchins)". George and Harold's school, Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, got its name from "Curly" of "The Three Stooges". Curly's given name was Jerome Horwitz. Dav Pilkey chose Piqua because they have an "Underwear Festival" there every year. Sadly, most of Dav's childhood comic books no longer exist. Many were ripped up by his teachers, and others were "borrowed" by his friends. Dav's friends would take the comics home and lose them, or bring them back weeks later with pages missing. The only comics that Dav still has are the ones he made for his parents in the mid 1970's. Dav's parents didn't care for potty humor, so he wrote about three "non-offensive" super heroes called "Water Man", "Molecule Man" and "Mr. Shape-O". Watch for these guys to re-appear as very offensive villains in future "Super Diaper Baby" books. You might notice a theme in George and Harold's comic books: the gym teacher always gets attacked by the villains, but nobody seems to care. This theme reoccurs because many of Dav Pilkey's former gym teachers were REALLY, REALLY MEAN to him. So let this be a lesson to gym teachers all over the world: be nice to your students, or some day they might grow up and get revenge by making fun of you in their epic novels! Dav Pilkey has never actually given or received a "wedgie". Dav was called Dave until he got a job at Pizza Hut at age 15 because the typewriter ran out of E's. The name stuck with Dav.
The creation of Melvin Sneedly
Melvin Sneedly, the villain in this book, was actually based on somebody Dav knew in sixth grade. The kid Dave knew, Michael Sneedman, wasn't nearly as evil as Melvin, but he was annoying. All the students knew that Michael was smarter than anybody else in the class. Worst of all, he took every opportunity he could find to point that out to everyone and rub their noses in it. Michael had the infuriating habit of finishing all his tests and worksheets before everybody else. Then he'd open his desk, take out a red pen, and GRADE HIS OWN PAPERS! He'd go through all of his answers, make sure they were all correct, then award himself a giant "A+" at the top. He even went so far as to make smiley faces on his papers and write "Another Fantastic Job!" or "Keep up the GREAT work, Michael!" Here's how Dave got him back: After Christmas break, their teacher came up with a dumb idea to help make them all more competitive and aggressive. It was a system of keeping track of our academic achievements and "good deeds." For two weeks, they all brought in those little, flat plastic clips you find on the ends of loaves of bread. When their finally had enough, their teacher took them all home and spray painted them different colors. The next day, he brought in a large wooden board with all of our names printed on it. Directly under each kid's name was a nail. The object of this system was that every time you got an "A" or did a "good deed", you'd get a white bread clip (worth 1 point) to hang on the nail under your name. If you got five white bread clips, you could trade them in for a green bread clip (which was worth five points). Then there were yellow, blue, and red bread clips that were worth 10, 20, 50 points respectively. The granddaddy of all bread clips was the golden bread clip, which was worth 100 points. On an average day, an average kid could maybe expect to earn three or four white bread clips. Dave usually got one or two. But Michael Sneedman was obsessed. He wasn't happy unless he had earned at least a yellow clip every day. Some days he earned as much as 15 bread clips, and Dav distinctly remembers him earning a blue clip one day. After a while, the bread clip board started to become a great source of rivalry in the classroom. Kids were doing good deeds deliberately so they could get a new bread clip. They were asking for extra-credit homework so they could get even MORE bread clips. Things were getting too aggressive for Dave's tastes, but almost everybody else seemed to enjoy the competition. Everyone had sworn to be honest about the whole bread clip board thing, and they were all pretty honest (even Dave). But Dave knew there had to be a loophole somewhere. He had sworn to be honest when giving himself bread clips, and had sworn to be honest about not switching anybody else's bread clips around... but nobody said anything about not tipping the board over. One day during recess, it was too cold to go outside, so the students had recess indoors. Everybody was hanging around talking while Dave quietly made his way over to the bread clip board. He scoped out the area very carefully, just to make sure nobody was watching. Then with a flick of my finger, he nudged the bread clip board away from the wall upon which it was leaning. The board began to tip forward. Quickly (but not too quickly) He walked away from the board as it began falling to the floor. Dave had gotten about two and a half steps away when a giant CRASH! filled the classroom air. Everything stopped. The kids turned to see what had happened. Dave looked as surprised as he could. It couldn't have been more perfect. The bread clip board was face down on the floor. Bread clips were scattered everywhere. What had once been an intricate accounting of our grandiose moral and academic achievements had suddenly been reduced to a board with nails on it, surrounded by a bunch of little colored bread clips. "Oh, NO!" Dave shouted, "Look what just happened all by itself, accidentally, with no outside interference from anyone!" Half of the kids in the class cheered. Some kids seemed annoyed. Michael was mortified. His dreams of annihilating his peers had been crushed. His A's and "good deeds" were for naught. He dashed over to the board and lifted it up. But alas, every one of the bread clips had fallen off. "I REMEMBER," Michael shouted, "I had 344 points!" He leaned the board back up against the wall and began frantically replacing his clips. But unfortunately for Michael, nobody else had memorized their exact number of bread clips at that moment. We could only speculate. "I think I had four gold ones," Dave said. "Me too," said another kid. "I had seven!" said somebody else. "NO YOU DIDN'T!!!" screamed Michael, his eyes welling up with tears. "I WAS THE WINNER!!! I BEAT ALL OF YOU!!! NOBODY EVEN CAME CLOSE TO MY SCORE!!! I HATE YOU ALL!!!" Over the next few days, Michael tried his best to "right" the terrible wrong which had befallen him. He put himself in charge of redistributing the bread clips, but nobody was happy with his decisions. Soon kids began taking it upon themselves to arrange the bread clips to suit their own likings, and before long, chaos broke out. Kids were arguing and fighting so much that within a week, the teacher took the bread clip board outside and he tossed it in the dumpster. And that was it. It was over. Kids stopped doing good deeds, and gave up on trying to get "A's." Everybody calmed down and returned to normal except for Michael. Michael was so distraught over the whole incident, that he accidentally missed a mistake while grading one of his own quizzes. He put his usual "A+," and "100%" on the top of the paper, but when he got it back the next day, the "A+" had been crossed out and changed to an "A." The "100%" had been crossed out and changed to a "96%." Michael had made a mistake. Michael was in shock. Michael was devastated. It was the proudest moment of Dav's life, but the worst for Michael. Dav isn't sure what happened to Michael Sneedman. Perhaps he's still sitting at that very same desk, staring in disbelief at his "A", and wondering where it all went so terribly, terribly wrong. Thinking back on it, Dav feels bad that his one small act of defiance sparked such moral and academic anarchy in our classroom. But then Dav thinks about that 96%, and he feels it was all worth it!
About the book
Dave Pilkey has never admitted to knocking over the bread clip board until just now. As long as Dave comes clean, he also broke the test tubes in his fifth grade classroom by the sink in 1977. One of the Robo-Boogers, Carl, didn't originally have lots of little gross hairs sticking out of him. That happened by accident one day when Dav blew some eraser shavings off of his drawing table. The shavings landed on an early sketch of Carl. When he picked up the sketch, Dav thought it looked grossly funny. The eraser shavings made Carl look like he was covered with a bunch of shimmering nose hairs. So from that moment on, Dav always drew Carl with lots of gross hairs sticking out of his body. That's what artists sometimes call a "happy accident." The four Flip-O-Rama titles in this book are actually parodies of song titles. The songs are "Thanks for the Memories" by Bob Hope, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by B.J. Thomas, "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I Got Love in my Tummy" by the Ohio Express and "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles. Pages 165 and 167 of this book can be flipped to produce a "Flip-O-Rama" effect. It works pretty well, even though it wasn't designed for this effect. Dav didn't realize this until after he painted the pages. To make it work, flip only page 165. Be sure you can see the images on pages 165 and 167 when you flip. The whenhamstersattack.com website mentioned on page 37 really does exist. In case you're wondering why Sulu seems to get bigger and smaller sometimes (p. 143 and 144), it's because of the highly unstable nature of Flexo-Growmonic Steel, which is a seldom-used alloy compound with the ability to flex and grow when affected by positive or negative ions and/or currents. Scientists do agree that if Flexo-Growmonic steel were somehow fused with living mammal tissues at a cellular level, the normal electrical currents of a warm-blooded creature would be enough to trigger a flexing and/or growing reaction. Many scientists feel that the steel might flex and grow exponentially during times of great stress, and therefore it can be concluded that this book is entirely scientifically accurate. Super Diaper Baby and Diaper Dog are hidden in this book twice. Can you find them?
Summary
In this epic tale, George and Harold must save the day once again when a messy prank sets off a chain-reaction which could ultimately enslave all of humankind. Watch for Melvin Sneedly from Attack of the Talking Toilets to return as the nerdy super-genius whose hunger for for vengeance gets him into a snotty situation!
Pop Rocks & Coke
The experiment that Melvin's parents are doing on page 72 is actually an old urban legend that was quite popular when Dave was a kid. The legend warned children that they should never mix Pop-Rocks with Coke because it could make them blow up. Green Day sang a song called Pop Rocks and Coke. The Pop-Rocks and Coke story is not true. It really won't make you blow up. It will, however, cause you to burst into flames. A kid ate 6 bags of pop rocks at a party. He then proceeded to drink a 6-pack of Pepsi. The two substances combined in his stomach and exploded, killing him horribly. That's why pop rocks were taken off the market in the early eighties. The candy was invented in 1956 by General Foods research scientist William A. Mitchell and introduced to the general public in 1975, these fruit-flavored nuggets delighted kids with their fizzle. Small amounts of carbonation were released when the candy was placed in the mouth, causing both a mild exploding sensation and resulting in a satisfying sizzling noise kids loved. Though the confection had been extensively tested and found safe, the combustive candy still alarmed residents in Seattle. The Food and Drug Administration set up a telephone hotline there to assure anxious parents that the fizzing candy would not cause children to choke. Nevertheless, among kids, wild stories about the perils of eating Pop Rocks abounded. Mixing the candy with carbonated drinks would cause the stomach to explode because of too much carbon dioxide. One rumor said that an overly-cute kid who achieved fame in LIFE cereal commercials had died of this. Urban legends require victims who are known yet anonymous, the ubiquitous friends of a friend, to lend them a touch of credible realism without allowing for the easy verification of their details. Little Mikey was a kid known to other children by virtue of his famous television commercial, yet he was still relatively anonymous. Few people knew his real name, and his non-appearance in any public role subsequent to his well known LIFE commercial could therefore plausibly be attributed to his untimely demise. John Gilchrist, who played Mikey in the old commercial, survived childhood unexploded. He now manages advertising and accounts for a New York radio station.

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Bad Boys In Kilts
Cheesy!
Cute stories; not-so-cute execution
Fun brotherly Anthology from Kauffman
Bad Boys in Kilts is a "Bonnie" Hit!

Bad Boys In Kilts
Donna Kauffman
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You know those Scottish bad boysâ¬¦they donâ¬"t wear anything under their kilts, and who would want them to? Now, USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman introduces the Chisholm brothers, three of the sexiest lads ever to leave a woman hungry for moorâ¬¦

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Bad Boys In Kilts.......2006-08-21

Bottoms Up

Kat Henderson works as a mechanic along side her father in their small town of Glenbuie, Scotland. An American has recently graced their town and her name is Daisy MacDonnell. Kat is convinced that Daisy has her sights set on Brodie Chisholm and she is sure that Brodie doesn't mind at all. Brodie owns and operates his family's tavern Hagg's. He and Kat are close friends but Kat wants so much more. Kat doesn't think Brodie will ever see her as anything but his tomboy best friend though.

As Kat prepares to battle for Brodie she encounters a surprising ally and she heads over to Hagg's eager to capture Brodie's attention as a woman instead of a friend. Brodie is shocked.

Kat and Brodie are afraid of losing what they have with each other, but if one of them doesn't make a move, they'll never know what else could be between them.

Bottom's Up is very romantic. With breathless anticipation, I waited for Brodie and Kat to make love and that moment is incredibly arousing. The sexual tension, Kat's vulnerability and sweet nature, and Brodie's sexy Scottish bur all combine to create a very heartwarming and passionate story. I didn't want it to end!

On Tap

Reese Chisholm keeps himself very busy running the distillery his family owns. He has almost no social life and he is fine with that.

Daisy MacDonnell has come to their small Scottish town to run her aunt's stationary store. Daisy also has a flare for marketing and she is interested in promoting Reese's distillery. Reese wants to leave well enough alone but when he first sets eyes on beautiful Daisy, his flustering and uncharacteristic reaction to her baffles him.

Reese and Daisy have a business meeting that quickly becomes too intimate to be called business anymore. Daisy has no intention of mixing business with pleasure, but Reese is becoming a very difficult and sensuous distraction.

On Tap is a story full of passion and tenderness. Daisy and Reese complete each other. Their love affair is fast and intense. Reese finds a piece of his life that he never knew was missing until Daisy stumbles into his small town. It's a lovely story.

Night Watch

Tristan Chisholm likes his solitude. He spends most of his time in the pastures watching over the sheep that graze on Chisholm lands. With a storm approaching, Tristan heads into his cottage but before he can relax for the day he hears a screech and sees a car that has runoff the road into the rising waters of the stream gully.

Bree Sullivan is in Scotland trying to get away from her fans. She needs to write another bestseller before they go even crazier on her, so she heads to Scotland to sort through her life. Bree loses control of her car during a storm and is saved by Tristan.

Almost immediately Tristan and Bree feel a connection to each other. Is it lust or love that keeps Bree in Tristan's arms though?

Intense desire turns to lasting love in Night Watch. It's a very romantic and passionate story. Tristan and Bree were destined to be together. Bree is searching for peace and gorgeous Scot, Tristan Chisholm is just the man to give her what she needs.

Brody, Reese and Tristan are three sexy, noble and lusty Scots! Bad Boys In Kilts is both steamy and loving. The ending is romantic but not predictable which I really liked. These Chisholm men will steal your heart with their sexy Scottish brogues and their seductive charm!

Nannette
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Cheesy!.......2006-06-27

I love romance novels just like any other person. However, this one went beyond romance and was annoying after a while. It sometimes read like Beavis and Butthead, "He said hard." (Insert their laughs.) There was not a lot of dialogue between characters which made the plot weak. It was mostly the characters flashing back or thinking of their desires for the other person. How can characters go from talking in their heads to jumping into bed. The characters needed to interact more in my opinion. I do not understand how businesses can stay up and running if only the same customers come? How can a business grow? I also do not understand how Bree Sullivan, famous author, charcter in Night Watch became a Diva. You do not even see J.K. Rowling on People Magazine. Wait a minute, this is fiction. I got it!

In Bottoms Up, Brodie and Kat are best friends since they were 6 years old. They can talk about anything to each other. They did not bring up the possibility of dating or taking their relationship in a different direction? All of a sudden, he gets this thought that he is playing a game for his life and his heart. Ooh, nausea is setting in! Here are some nitpicky things that I picked up on. First, Brodie apparently dated a lot of women. However, Kat and Daisy were the only single young women in the area. Who were the other women and where were they from or is this a plot inconsistency? Also, if Kat was always fearless as stated in the beginning, why was she afraid to mention her interest in Brodie?

On Tap, was an ok story. This was the story of Reese Chisholm the second eldest of the clan. The distillery is what made the Chisholm's famous. This is the business that Reese runs. I do have to wonder, if the village is not a tourist attraction why does he have a tour available? Also, there was mention of this fact in all of the three stories. Dylan the eldest brother is building a bed and breakfast on the family property. However, there is mention of the fact that there is no tourism in this remote area throughout the book. Why the inconsistency? Daisy seems to be too overwhelming for Reese. He seems like a very private man who is not into dealing with other people less than Tristan but still... Daisy is gregarious and extremely positive. She is determined to sell Reese to have her build a website to attract people to the distillery. Ok. Daisy for being so business oriented and assertive, she seems almost shy in this story yet, in Bottoms Up she was more extraverted. What is this mention that she had quickies during lunch hour? She is suddenly able to curb her sex drive?

In Night Watch, we get to meet the reclusive Tristan Chisholm. He is the youngest of all the brothers. His brothers are constantly teasing him about not having a woman in his life. He is also an artist. I enjoyed this story the most. I think it is because he is so generous. You would want to have someone like him help you in case you ever had a car accident. He made Bree very comfortable and calm.

Pros of the book: It gives a nice description of the village. You can just imagine it clearly. You also see the way the people interact especially in the pub. I did like the romances to a certain degree. I especially liked the fact that the women were strong and independent women who had their own personalities. I liked Kat because she also had an untraditional career as a mechanic. She also believed that in order for a guy to be with her that he should not need to see her in makeup and a dress. I agree. She followed her own beliefs. Bree was humble even after all of her fame. In fact, she did not like the phoniness and demands made of her. Daisy was the beautiful dreamer who wanted to overhaul her life. It takes courage, committment, and determination to do that and she did too. In addition, I liked the fact that all the characters were not tall, gorgeous, blonde, leggy women. In fact, it does mention that Kat is ordinary. I would have to say if you are looking for a book to help you escape and throw in some romance then this is your book. However, if you want a book with a little more depth try the thousands of other romance novels out there.

Cute stories; not-so-cute execution.......2006-04-27

I did enjoy parts of these stories. They hit the "I-want-something-short-and-sweet-and-not-too-complicated" spot. The problem I had was this: I have often read that writers need to show rather than tell. I don't think I've ever seen a better (or worse?) illustration of that concept. So much of these stories takes place in the characters' heads. You get entire character histories and plots explained while a hero or heroine is, for example, looking out over a bluff thinking by him- or herself. It happens to a great degree in all three stories but more so in the first, the only one where the hero and heroine have a long history. I found myself skipping page after page while one or the other sat around thinking about their history and even setting up the premise for the remaining stories. It was a mite frustrating, especially since the stories are otherwise enjoyable.

Fun brotherly Anthology from Kauffman.......2006-04-23

This is an anthology that revolves around the three of the four Chisholm brothers. These three Scottish brothers are Brodie, Reese and Tristan.

"Bottoms Up" is Brodie's tale. Brodie is a charming pub owner who dropped out of college to come back to the town he has grown up in. His best friend since grade school is Kat. Kat is one of the local mechanics and is more at home in coveralls playing darts for money than in dresses. The one exception to this is that she has loved Brodie for years, but she doesn't know what to do about it. Daisy Mac moves to town and Kat is instantly jealous of her and what she sees as Brodie paying attention to her. But, Daisy is looking for another friend her age and she and Kat hit it off. Daisy convinces Kat to let her "make her over" which leads to Brodie finally seeing her as a woman.

"On Tap" is Reese's story. Reese is a strong and opinionated man. He runs the family distillery the way he wants to and doesn't take much input from others. But, when Daisy Mac approaches him to promote the distillery on the internet he sees something else he wants more. He wants Daisy, he seem to think of anything other than that he wants her. In the end he decides to let her build the website as it will give him access to her. While both are drawn to each other it takes a while for them to act on it.

The final story is Tristan's. In "Night Watch" you meet Tristan who many in the family think is wasting his time being a sheephearder. But, he loves his job and the fact it gives him time to think and paint the local scenery. He is a serious romantic but no woman has found a way into Tristins heart. Along comes the novelist Bree Sullivan. Bree has escaped to Scotland to get away from everyone who is trying to push her to write/finish her second novel. Her first one was a huge success and now has Bree feeling like her life is so out of control that she is no longer sure what is going on. But, when a naked Tristan saves her from being stuck in a submerged car things seem to be heading in the correct direction.

Kauffman as usual writes funny and fast moving stories. She helps to put a bit of a Scottish spin on a couple of time told traditional men/women stories. The problem to me is that the stories all seemed to be rushed a bit. The wrap up seemed to be so sudden. This is an issue with most anthologies though, and is probably just me.

Bad Boys in Kilts is a "Bonnie" Hit!.......2006-04-08

Anthology featuring 3 out of the 4 Chisholm brothers. All 3 brothers are hunks and very sexual. Besides each having great stories, there is a great lead in for the 4th brother who has a tragedy in his life and will have his own book I believe next year. I will be patiently waiting for his story.

"Bottoms Up": BRODIE is very charming and owns a pub. He loves the bar-life, playing darts and flirting with the ladies, except for Kat Henderson. She is a tomboy and has always had a crush on Brodie. He comes to realize the tomboy has grown up. They have a lot of fun with the pool table and it doesnt involve only playing pool.

"On Tap": REESE runs the family distillery and has very strong opinions. Daisy MacDonnell an American shows up to promote the distillery on the internet. Reese is very taken with her and all he can think about is that he wants Daisy. He is reluctant to let her do her website thing but gives her a chance as it will give him a chance with her.

"Night Watch": TRISTAN is a sheepherder who needs to share passion with a very special woman. Enter Bree Sullivan who has come to Scotland to escape. She is a best selling novelist of ONE book and is trying to escape the reporters and people who are hounding her to produce her 2nd novel. She wants to be alone to escape everything.

She is caught in a rainstorm and stuck in her car with the real threat of drowning as car has gone over an embankment and the front is submerged into an overflown stream. Tristan, naked, comes upon her and tries to help her. She thinks this naked man is crazy and out to kill her. Her finally rescues her and she realizes he not crazy and suddenly does not want to be alone.

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One good story, Two not so good
Another Hoot!!!
Love those Bad Boys!
Another excellent anthology
fun Bad Boys anthology

When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys
Lori Foster , Erin McCarthy , and HelenKay Dimon
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You know what happens when bad boys get what they wish for? Everything...Join three of today's hottest romance authors for a trio of sinfully sexy stories where good things come in deliciously bad boy packages...

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One good story, Two not so good.......2007-02-04

I enjoyed Erin McCarthy's story, The Lady of the Lake. Shy school teacher Violet sees herself as undesirable. She wants to get pregnant and raise a child alone. Famous baseball star is looking for something more in his life. Their meeting and subsequent actions are fun to watch. Lori Foster's story was readable but not recommended. The guy meets her, likes her, realizes he loves her. Nothing new or interesting for me. The third story's plot and action were a little weird and concerned a sex toy room. I couldn't get into the characters very well. Readable but not recommended.

Another Hoot!!!.......2006-05-24

Yes! It's another Bad Boy anthology which once again offers the reader a fun sexy romp in three short stories by some of today's hottest romance authors.

In Lori Foster's "Playing Doctor" Dr. Axle Dean is shocked and surprised when he spots sexy Libby Preston at a party. Not exchanging names they enjoy a sizzling kiss and a little more in the garden. When he finds out Libby's secret...he hightails it out of there...only to be haunted by the memory of the time they shared. Imagine his surprise when he walks into his treatment room and finds her sitting there. Life has just gotten a little more complicated. Will these two find a happy ending?

In Erin McCarthy's "The Lady of the Lake" Kindergarten teacher Violet Caruthers thinks she's found the perfect man to be the father of the baby she's always wanted. Well, this is until she falls off of his boat...while dressed in a bikini, and left behind. Things look like they are only going to get worse...until she is rescued by baseball hottie Dylan Diaz. These two people are about to find out that things are not always as they appear and there is fun in finding red hot attraction where you least expect to find it.

In HelenKay Dimon's "Hardhats and Silk Stockings" Whit Thomas has the unfortunate luck of tangling with Hannah Bridges...one of the most frustrating women ever created. Too bad he also suffers from a twisted burning attraction for her. Imagine his surprise when opportunity hands Hannah over to him for one night of no hold bar pleasure. Will they walk away from what they find...or will they grab and hold it with both hands?

All three stories are sexy fun reads with entertaining characters. This is a perfect "vacation" read that offers some really "Bad Boys" who finally meet their match! Falling in love should be so much fun!

Love those Bad Boys!.......2006-04-09

Playing Doctor: Axel Dean is a sexy physician devoted to staying single and enjoying the company of as many women as he can. He's happy that his brother Booker and his best friend Cary have found love, but he wants no part of it. But what he does want is a night or two with the lovely and delectable young woman who catches his eye at a formal affair he attends. Going down the path of temptation, Axel can't remember the last time he wanted this much, and she seems to feel the same way. Overcome with lust, Axel is ensnared in her sensual web until he learns of her innocence. Stubbornly refusing to break his own rules, he regretfully walks away....only to meet up with the lovely Libby Preston again in an unexpected manner. This time turning her down is no longer an option, and Axel realizes that some rules are made to be broken, especially when they lead to love.

Lori Foster creates some of the sexiest alpha males around. They may be determined to live footloose and fancy-free, but once they fall in love, no woman can resist all that intense concentration and incredible passion. She also writes about some of the most innocent yet responsible heroines, and I love the complete honesty in her characters. One gets the sense that these are traits that Lori values very highly, and she captures those qualities so well. Her stories are about honorable people who make mistakes but who don't back down from their responsibilities or from their families. A very traditional outlook that Lori manages to keep fresh and entertaining. She is an auto-buy author for me.

Lady In the Lake: Shy school teacher Violet Caruthers is so forgettable that when she falls off her soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend's boat into the lake, he doesn't even realize she's gone. Thankfully she's soon rescued by sexy baseball player Dylan Diaz, who is instantly captivated by this shy, honest and sexy woman. All he can think about is how much he wants to take her to bed, but Violet is not like one of his groupies, thank God, and getting her there is going to take more than a persuasive smile. Fortunately for him, he has something she wants, and soon they both see stars. Dylan realizes he's found what's been missing in his fast-paced glamorous life, and Violet realizes that she's not so forgettable after all, at least not by the man who loves her.

Oh my gosh, I completely fell in love with Dylan. Sweet and sexy and oh, so wicked, he is the perfect match for reserved, maternal Violet. Erin McCarthy writes such funny, sexy stories, and she also has her own strong voice and style that is her trademark. She is one of my all-time favorite authors - it is amazing and wonderful how she keeps outdoing herself in her writing. Her humor is honest, and she says what other people only think about - this makes it extremely easy to relate to her characters right from the start. If you have not read a story by Erin McCarthy, well, what are you waiting for???

Hardhats and Silk Stockings: Contractor Hannah Bridges is bound and determined to prove herself to her family and step away from the blue-collar stigma she grew up with. She doesn't have time for the irresistible yet exasperating Whit Thomas in her life. But Whit has other plans, and they all have to do with Hannah. He's very attracted to her, and deep down knows she feels the same way but she can't let go. He decides to help her out with that by giving her a night of passion, no strings, no regrets. Things are going really well until Hannah catches on to him. Now Whit has to prove to her that their night of pleasure was not just a notch on his bedpost, but just the beginning of something really wonderful.

This is HelenKay Dimon's first story, and it was rather enjoyable. I did have a problem with all the interruptions the couple had to deal with - jarred me out of the story and made me groan in frustration because I didn't feel that it added to the scene, at least not every single time it occurred. Instead it led to too many misunderstandings. I felt the characters were not given enough time together to really work on their relationship, and that bothered me. HelenKay had a great concept and I enjoyed her writing, just not how some of the scenes were handled. I do think she has a lot of potential to tell some really amazing stories, so I will definitely give her stories another chance.

Another excellent anthology.......2006-04-08

When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys has three sizzling, sexy and hilarious stories.

Playing Doctor by Lori Foster has nursing student Libby Preston catching the eyes of sexy doctor Axel Dean. Their first meeting has sparks flying between them but Axel panics when he realizes Libby's inexperience. Libby and Axel's next meeting will have you laughing your head off. It's priceless. Libby though young has had to grow up fast and is delightful match for Axel. Watching Axel realizes this woman is it for him is a treat. This romance is witty, spicy and deliciously hot.

Erin McCarthy's Lady Of The Lake has poor heroine Violet Caruthers being dumped accidentally into a lake and her boyfriend not noticing she is gone. Dylan Diaz rescues her and can't believe that any man would not miss this gorgeous woman. As they get to know each other, Dylan agrees to help Violet conceive a child. What starts out as a one-time deal ends up being the real deal. Dylan and Violet's story is laugh out loud funny as well as sizzling sexy.

Hardhats and Silk Stockings is a stunning debut by HelenKay Dimon. Hannah Bridges has a major chip on her shoulder, she has had to prove herself every day of her life. Contractor Hannah isn't going to let wickedly handsome Whit Thomas the architect distract her. But Whit has a plan to get underneath Hannah's skin to the real woman she hides from everyone. Their chemistry is explosive and delightful. This is an enchanting, fast paced, tantalizing story.

When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys has three exceptional stories. It's the complete package, funny, sexy and brazen. Gotta love those bad boys.

fun Bad Boys anthology .......2006-03-30

"Playing Doctor" by Lori Foster. Dr. Axel Dean likes self-assured, sensual, and sexy women in his bed. Though the kisses of his peer Dr. Libby Preston rush blood to his lower head, he prefers experience while she is a trainee who has chosen Axel to deflower her. He wants to just say no, but Libby makes offers that even a bad boy can't refuse.

"The Lady of the Lake" by Erin McCarthy. Pro baseball player Dylan Diaz rescues a woman from drowning in a lake, bringing her onto his boat. However, instead of insuring she is okay, he feels an overwhelming almost obsessive need to make love to kindergarten teacher Violet Caruthers. Even when she makes him laugh, which is often, his desire for her grows. She, on the other hand uses her role as a prim and proper teacher to disguise the fact that she may just give in to her attraction to her rescuer.

"Hardhats and Silk Stockings" by HelenKay Dimon. Architect Whit Thomas wonders if God is punishing him by making him a modern day Job. He wants to make love to contractor Hannah Bridges, but she rejects his advances as she spends her time proving she is as good as the boys. Whit knows he must discuss the project with Hannah, but he can only think of making passionate love with her even if it means using the blueprints as a mat.

The latest Bad Boys anthology contains three delightful fun tales. In each case, the male is frustrated by his desires for a woman who seems virginal, yet sexy and sensual. Fans of the series will enjoy these women enticing their hunks.

Harriet Klausner

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Taking the Heat Down Under
Foster & Kauffman Great - Warren So-So....
i like the bad boys series,
They're Baaaack...
I didn't know I liked bad boys

Bad Boys On Board
Lori Foster , Donna Kauffman , and Nancy Warren
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Taking the Heat Down Under.......2005-06-17

Sizzling in Sydney -

Cameron Crane wants to take his Australian surf and boogie board business to the American market.

His American marketing company sends their best, Jennifer Talbot, a marketing guru.

Jennifer may be engaged to someone else but Cameron feels the heat ... and nothing stops Cameron from trying, after all it's not the first time he's talked someone into his bed .....

Jenn has her eye on cornering the market, not Cam - and she is focused. Trouble is, so is he ... on her!

Surfer Boy

Hunky Steve Jackson is no professional model but has been hired to provide a bit of Aussie realism to the Americal campaign for Crane Surf and Boogie Boards. A hard working Aussie guy, Steve acts like he's in the States to party and bed women! (Well, daa.)

Turning their Australian surfer boy into a product spokesman is going to take a lot of work.

Hard working Lise Atwater is given the dream job of handling the advertising campaign - trouble is she wants to handle Steve!

It's ridiculous, she should be concentrating on the advertisign campaign - not the Aussie hunk!

The Great Barrier

Mark Forsythe, a balanced, new age sensitive guy was dumped by his fiancée Jennifer, for Cameron Crane.

Well no more Mister Nice Guy. He'll show everyone - even himself - he can be bad with the best of them!

He's helping handle the Crane account - he's bigger than a broken engagement and he'll show Jennifer and everyone else! He is going to party down under !!

Only problem, he isn't quite sure how to start.....

On his first night, the novice bad boy ends up passed out in Bronwyn Spencer's bed.

She has an agenda of her own.

He thinks he HAS started being "bad" ..... and Bronwyn's happy to let Mark think they've shared a night of passion so hot, he's got to experience it again.

And she has every intention of showing the "good" Mark know just how delicious a walk on the wild side can be, if you're willing to put your heart into it...

Turn up the heat and get ready for three of the hottest bad boys from both sides of the Altantic...

Foster & Kauffman Great - Warren So-So...........2004-01-09

FOSTER: I loved the characters in this story. Sam was arrogant, yet adorably so; very realistic personality. What kept his feelings for Ariel under wraps was her age - only 24, to his 36. I was glad the author didn't try to make Ariel a "mature-for-her-age" type woman. She left Ariel as she truly was, a delightful, spunky, vulnerable young woman who was young enough to still want to stomp her foot, yet old enough to know exactly what she wanted out of life. What a great story!

KAUFFMAN: This story captivated me from the beginning. British mogul Dominic had it all; great looks, wealth, and good health. And he fell in love with Callie, an almost "mousy" woman, who had nothing really going for her except possibly her job, wherein she did most of the work without due compensation. Dominic was a very classy, elegant guy with great sex appeal. He was perfection, indeed.

WARREN: For some reason, Wes and Nell's story didn't hold up to the first two stories. It was an okay read, but in no way did these characters and the story capture my attention.

i like the bad boys series,.......2003-09-15

i am a big fan of this series and enjoy all of the books connected with it. if you are a fan of this writer this book should be high on your list to check out.

They're Baaaack..........2003-07-20

If you haven't read one of the great books by this writer (Lori Foster) then why not start with, BAD BOYS ON BOARD? I had a lot of fun with this one and I know you will too.

I didn't know I liked bad boys.......2003-06-12

I picked up "Bad Boys on Board" at random. I don't like to read the back of books to know what happens, but I also don't like spending time and money on a lousy book; so when I enter a book store, I pick up any book that looks good without reading the fine print. Lori Foster and her co-authors made this book into an adventure that could be read instead of stories to be told. You get to know the characters and their desires as people. In return, you look deeper in your own thoughts and contemplate the idea of you yourself having a desire that you didn't realize you had or could have.

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MJD story rocks, the others... not so much
Sumptuous
Bad Boys with Bad Plots
A sizzling erotic romance
A hot and steamy read

Bad Boys With Expensive Toys
Nancy Warren , MaryJanice Davidson , and Karen Kelley
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MJD story rocks, the others... not so much.......2007-03-08

Other reviewers have rehashed and summarized this anthology many times over. I was swept away by the James Bond gender bender in "The World is Not Big Enough". It might be one of my favorite short stories from MaryJanice Davidson EVAH.

Its been three days since I read it and can barely recall what the other stories were about. Three stars because the other two didn't have the staying power, "World..." gets a 5 star on its own.

Sumptuous.......2006-07-10

A collection of three romantic stories; the boys do play with expensive toys. The first has an extravagant spoilt dog. The second is with lavish gadgets. The third is a prospect of a multimillion computer program. In the third story, the woman is actually the rich one, owning stores all around the world. The second tale is James-Bond-ish. The first involves an appealing French figure. The similarity between the three stories - they are all hot and bothered on the same subject. Also, all the men are over six feet. And, all the women are beautiful, possessing flat abdomens. A fast read on a lazy Sunday.

Bad Boys with Bad Plots.......2005-02-15

As a general rule, I do not read romance novels. I have, on occasion and at the request of friends, read some historical romance novels, and I did find those entertaining. I prefer a book with a few more brains in the binding, so to speak, something with intellectual layers and levels, and I expect this from all the books I read. If you enjoy a shallow book with no higher levels than what you see on the page, then you may like BAD BOYS WITH EXPENSIVE TOYS.
This book contains three novellas: "The Fourteen Million Dollar Poodle" by Nancy Warren, "The World Is Too Darned Big" by MaryJanice Davidson, and "Anything You Can Do..." by Karen Kelley.
In "The Fourteen Million Dollar Poodle," Warren tells the story of Vince "Bulldog" Granger, a tough guy living in New York, who inherits his eccentric aunt's pampered French poodle Mimi. His wealthy aunt also wills her entire estate to Mimi, which in turn will go to him, but only after the dog dies of natural causes. This clearly does not sit well with Vince's greedy cousins, foreshadowing some plot twists towards the end of the story. Vince has trouble caring for Mimi, who only understands French and who is accustomed to a more refined living than a New York bachelor can provide her. After becoming acquainted with Sophie Veneau, a pretty French nanny, Vince decides to hire her to dog-sit Mimi. Sophie and Vince become romantically involved, and with the help of Sir Galahad, a stray doberman, they must protect Mimi from a sinister plot that would end her life.
The characters in this story are extremely flat and stereotyped roles; the dialogue is dull and cliché. The poodle and the doberman reflect the main characters Vince and Sophie in personality, which strikes me as very appropriate. The plot is rather predictable. The setting, while realistic, is not detailed, and only serves as a venue for this tedious story to unfold. Even the sex scenes are dull and boring. There really is no theme to this story, other than perhaps whether it is ethical and legal to will an estate to a dog, or to give said dog a Cartier diamond-encrusted collar and leash.
Davidson's "The World Is Too Darned Big," while a slightly more interesting story-line than the previous one, is extremely unrealistic and unbelievable. Benjamin Dyson is a technology geek working for the CIA whose current project is a skeleton key card. Tara Marx enters his life, a bad-ass freelance agent who informs Dyson that his last project was not for the CIA, but for a group of bad guys posing as the CIA. Dyson and Marx track down the agents at the Mayo clinic, where there is a show-down, and find some time for canoodling together.
This novella is more interesting than the last simply because the characters are not as flat. While their emotions are very stereotyped, their personalities have some dimension that adds interest to the story. Still, the setting and the plot are very unrealistic. The bad guys are very non-lethal, and their motives are just silly.
The final story, "Anything You Can Do...," is to me the most interesting of the three stories. Alex Cannedy is a notorious playboy spending time in Las Vegas. At his sister Lisa's wedding reception, the attractive Kagen Yates, a wealthy interior decorator, catches his eye. Lisa has given Alex the keys to her apartment to house-sit while she is away on her honeymoon, and so he will have a quiet place to work on his big computer project. She is unaware that her husband Steve has also given an apartment key to his friend Kagen, so that she can decorate the apartment for the couple while they are gone. Meanwhile, Lisa finds out about Alex's interest in Kagen, and she makes him pinkie swear not to seduce her, since Kagen has been hurt in relationships in the past. When Kagen and Alex learn that they are sharing an apartment for the week, Kagen decides she will seduce the attractive Alex, and Alex tries his best to keep his promise to his sister.
The plot is relatively interesting, out-lining a game of seduction in a rather funny way that does a good job at building tension. In fact, this is actually a good story up to a certain point in the plot when the tension breaks, at which point you may as well put down the book and not spoil what you have just read. A series of sexual interludes become more and more contrived and pathetic, and the plot-line nose-dives into the same state as the other stories. The characters are slightly more interesting and dimensional than those in the other stories, and some interesting themes do emerge from this story: Is it right to set limits on someone else's love life? Is it better to avoid the possibility of getting hurt in a relationship than to jump head-in? Does a pinkie swear count if it doesn't involve spit?
All three stories sound as if they could have been written by the same person. There is nothing new or exciting about the language, characters, or story-line. On the contrary, they are very clichéd and contrived, and I am sorry to have wasted time on them. If, however, you enjoy a books on a third-grade reading level with some soft-core erotic scenes that require no exercise of the mind, then this is the book for you.

A sizzling erotic romance.......2004-12-04

The Fourteen Million Dollar Poodle by Nancy Warren. Labor negotiator Vince Grange is known for playing hardball; thus he is the last male anyone would expect to own a toy poodle. However, he inherits wealthy Mimi, who only responds to French-speaking commands. Vince hires Sophie Veneau to watch Mimi, but he can't keep his eyes off of his new employee. This amusing contemporary stars three delightful protagonists with the human pair in constant heat.

The World Is Too Darned Big by MaryJanice Davidson. Dr. Ben Dyson invents espionage paraphernalia that helps agents make the world safer. His fondest desire is to use one of his gizmos in a field scenario. When agent Tara Marx struggles to recover stolen intelligence information, she never expected to have a civilian as her partner. This spy who stayed hot in the cold tale is humorous and hot due two strong gender bending lead characters.

Anything You Can Do by Karen Kelley. Playboy Alex Cannedy promised his sister that he would not make a play to get Kagen Yates in his bed for the week that the beautiful woman is staying with him. Alex regrets his vow as he wants her and she seems as willing, but he plans to do the honorable thing by adhering to his pledge. However, Kagen bets him that she will have him in bed within two days as their desires for one another will overwhelm his misplaced ethics. The torrid lead couple provides readers with a terrific war of the sex's tale.

All three novellas are hot, jocular and fun as the hunks exchange their toys for more interesting play things.

Harriet Klausner

A hot and steamy read.......2004-11-23

Bad Boys With Expensive Toys has three hot and steamy stories by three favorite authors.

The Fourteen Million Dollar Poodle by Nancy Warren has Vince Grange a tough and manly labor negotiator who inherits a rich toy poodle. This poodle only answers to French, so Vince hires a nanny. Sophie Veneau agrees to watch Mimi, but her owner Vince is make her heart race. Vince is having serious problems with Sophie he wants her for himself. Nancy Warrens story is funny and sexy, it's a must read.

MaryJanice Davidson's The World Is Too Darned Big has Dr. Ben Dyson wishing he could use the fancy spy gadgets he makes to help safe the world. He gets his chance when spy Tara Marx falls into his willing lap. Tara Marx is working to retrieve some stolen Intel. She wasn't planning on a spy wannabe helping. Ben and Tara's wit and passion will make you laugh and swoon. MaryJanice delivers another story that will tickle your funny bone and steam up your night.

Karen Kelley's in Anything You Can Do... has playboy Alex Cannedy being a roommate for a week with the one woman he promised not to touch. He promised his sister that he would not make a move on her new hubby's best friend Kagen Yates. But all bets are off when Kagen throws a dare that Alex can't last 48 hours before he gives in to his desires. What follows is an amusing and sexy game of one upmanship. Alex and Kagen are a hot and titillating couple.

This is a fun and sexy anthology, you can't go wrong it getting it.

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Awesome Stories
HOT!
Foster's story was fun, McKenna's ok, Denison's not ok.
Probably the Worst Bad Boy Anthology -McKenna story kills it
a steamy read

I Brake For Bad Boys
Janelle Denison , Lori Foster , and Shannon McKenna
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Awesome Stories.......2007-09-15

Another great story by Lori Foster, Janelle Deinson and Shannon McKenna. All hot and sexy. They leave you wanting more!

HOT!.......2007-02-21

The whole book is HOT! I like ready the short story books so I can get an idea of how the others write and what to expect. The whole book is great! Lori foster books are enertaining and funny, Janelle Denison are steamy! and Mckenna is my favorite, all in one!!! Don't hesitate to buy!!! A+A+A+

Foster's story was fun, McKenna's ok, Denison's not ok........2007-02-14

I've rated other McKenna stories as 5, but this story, Touch Me, was the first one I would rate as a 3, for just ok. The story line and plot were not good. I did not like Tess. She was overly sensitive, weak, self-centered and not willing to see Jonah's point of view. She kept misjudging him.

Denison's story, Something Wilde, was the worst of the three stories. Terrible plot. Not believable. I couldn't get into it.

The best story in this book was Foster's Drive Me Wild. It was a nice, fun story. I enjoyed Ian's patience, methods and love for Erica and his eventual success. I wouldn't recommend buying the book, but getting it from a library to read the Foster story might be worthwhile.

Probably the Worst Bad Boy Anthology -McKenna story kills it.......2006-08-23

I've read all of the bad boy anthologies out to date and this one is probably the worst. The last story by McKenna ruins the whole thing -its disturbing and bordering on rape.

Foster's story wraps the Wild Honey series which is about three women working in a factory who dare each other to go to the adult store across the street and find a man who's into their particular fetish and take him home. This story is about Erica, who has a dominance/ man-as-slave fetish. Its far less kinky then the others, more romantic. Ian believes he knows what Erica really wants, to be treated like a princess. So he goes out of his way to woo her with dinner, massages and bubble baths. A pretty good story.

Dennison's story is about one of the brothers Wilde, Eric. Business man Eric pursues Jill, a temporary consultant and gets shot down. He knows she wants him, but is afraid of a work-related scandal. So, he sneeks in her house and makes a shocking proposal. He'll be her sex phantom, coming at night and pleasuring her, but during the day they won't speak of it so no one will know about their little affair. Things go well until the end of Jills contract and she's prepared to say goodbye, but Eric wants forever more. The pearl scene is kinky!

I absolutely hated McKenna's story. Tess is a massage therapist with control issues (that is, she hates people who try to control her like her parents). Jonah is a sexy business guy with alot of family stress. He asks her out many times and she declines, she believes that he's just a playboy. He offers her four thousand dolllars to come to his lake house for the weekend and give massages. She goes reluctantly because she needs the money. Obviously there's no party and Jonah begins his seduction -here's where the disturbing stuff starts. Jonah has to hold down Tess during sex while she's telling him to get off. They yell at each other constantly during sex. She trys to run away many times and he prevents her with force. Yeah, later she says she liked it, but it still sounds like rape to me. And there's way too much sex too. At least 7 scenes which kills any dialogue or character development. I'm not a prude, but this one just left a bad taste in my mouth and ruined the whole anthology set for me.

Get I Love Bad Boys or Bad Boys in Black Tie, they are much better.

a steamy read.......2006-02-13

If you are in the mood for something hot and steamy, this is the book for u. The characters are well developed for a short story and the sex scenes are very creatively done. my favorite was the second story although the first and third were also very good. this was a very entertaining read and i would recommend it to anyone.

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Meltdown A+
McKenna great, Kauffman ok, Sheedy no.
Mixed Bag - two very good, one horrible
Write Faster Shannon!
Great Bad Boys Book!

Bad Boys Next Exit
Shannon McKenna , Donna Kauffman , and E.C. Sheedy
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Meltdown A+.......2007-02-20

I bought the book because I love Shannon Mckenna books. Her stories are never a let down! It has everything! The other stories are ok.

McKenna great, Kauffman ok, Sheedy no........2007-02-14

I rated McKenna's story, Meltdown, as 5 - I loved it. I was laughing out loud several times. Great characters, good plot. It's one of the stories that I periodically think about when doing other things. I would recommend buying the book just for the McKenna story.

I rated Kauffman's story, Exposed, as 3 - for an ok read. Characters were ok. Didn't care much for the plot. There was too much analyzing of feelings.