Regular Guy

Our students are loving both of Weeks' books about "Guy." Guy Time and Regular Guy are the titles. I can't keep them on the shelves. When I read them I realized why. These books sound just the way students aged 10-15 think, talk and act. In fact, not a week goes by that someone doesn't come in and ask for the 3rd one--My Guy. We can't wait to find out what is going to happen to Guy next.

Our 5th and 6th graders enjoyed the book "Regular Guy" because of its bizzare humor and funny situations like being switched at birth, Buzz and Guy thought Bob-O was dead because he was covered in icing on the couch, Bob-O smelling like fish balls, Guy's father showing people the "oyster trick", and Buzz attacking Guy's mom because he thinks Guy is dead. This book sparked interest in reading other books with the same theme. Thanks for the laughs.5th and 6th graders at Janet Berry

I read this book in two days and most books take me weeks! But this one, I could NOT PUT IT DOWN! Very funny. My nose got stuck it the book! (just kidding) Not exactly Shakespeare, but a great book for kids!

We enjoyed this book, and thought it was very funny. Ourlibrarian read it aloud to us; some of us would read it again on our own! Guy, the main character, is average, but thinks his parents are very weird. He and his best friend, Buzz, come up with the idea that Guy may not be in the right family, imagining that he was switched at birth. The boy they believe belongs in Guy's family, Bob-o, is weird (with lots of gross habits). Meanwhile, Bob-o's parents seem normal. Guy discovers, though, that people can be weird in different ways...

Guy's parents are embarrassing! They don't look or act likehim, so he comes to the logical conclusion: he was switched at birth.The comical story unfolds as Guy and his creative buddy, Buzz, attempt to learn the truth. Readers discover the importance of parental influence while exploring character traits of creativity, imagination, perserverance, and compassion.