The Chicken Doesn't Skate

I will say I preferred I want to Go Home, but Korman has matured in his writing, and that's good! This is a very enjoyable story where I still laughed out loud!!!

I like the book because it was about a chicken that was a science project and a mascot for the South Middle Rangers for their hockey team.

I think that everyone who likes to laugh should read this book. I like how the author layed it out with the different kids saying their opinion and thoughts, like a page of a journal. Kelly Marie and Milo were probably my favorite characters. Kelly was obsessed with Henrietta and Milo wouldn't even call Henrietta by her name... he called he his Specimen! The end has a funny twist to it...but I can't tell! Read this book. It is soooo funny!

As an old time Gordon Korman fan, this book was a real treat! While not quite up to the (very high) standard set by his classics (No Coins Please, I Want To Go Home, Son Of Interflux, etc.), this book is a fun read. It's fast paced, funny, has the patented Korman characters you can't figure out why you love, and best of all, unlike so many of his good books, it's in print! Some of his more recent books were disappointing, but with this one, he seems to have gotten back on track.

I sent this book to my son as a treat while he was at summer camp last year. He was 9 1/2 then and is a real hockey fan. He LOVED this book! Definitely recommended.