Leon and the Champion Chip

Name: Leon and the Champion Chip
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Allen Kurzweil
ISBN: 9780060889746

Author: Allen Kurzweil

Narrator: Matt Labyorteaux

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Published: 09/20/2005

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Fantasy Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Leon's back. Having survived the sweatshop methods of Miss Hagmeyer, his needle-wielding fourth grade teacher at the Classical School, Leon braces himself for fifth grade. He arrives armed with a backpack full of pens and pencils, binders and notebooks . . . plus a rag doll that's the spitting image of Henry Lumpkin, the bully who has Leon in his sights. If the doll works the way it's supposed to, Leon (and his buddies P.W. and Lily-Matisse) won't have to worry about Lumpkin the Pumpkin! Better still, Leon has a fabulous new teacher, Mr. Sparks, who conducts science experiments using that most miraculous of research materials -- the potato chip. And a good thing, too. Mr. Sparks's lab work will come in handy when Leon is forced to take on Alphonse ""The Chippopotamus"" Cipollini at the annual Chipapalooza! Chip-Off. Once you've sunk your teeth into Leon and the Champion Chip, the hilarious sequel to Leon and the Spitting Image, you'll never eat potato chips the same way again!

About Allen Kurzweil

Allen Kurzweil is a prize-winning novelist, children's writer, inventor, and journalist. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Smithsonian, and Vanity Fair. He is a graduate of Yale University and the recipient of Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookworm on August 31, 2022

Leon and his friends return in this sequel to Leon and the Spitting Image. Don't want to give any spoilers, so I'll just say this book is a riot. Love the science element that is such a major part of this book, without making it feel bogged down by facts. Wish there was another book in the series!......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Always Behind) on May 23, 2019

Another great kids' story featuring Leon, highly recommend the audio books.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 09, 2019

Frequently clever, and should be enjoyable to literate young readers. Or, as in my case, old readers. My most serious complaint is Kurzweil's constant misspelling of "barbecue" as "barbeque." Also, I question whether there is really a potato chip maker in each and every state, but his collection of pot......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on December 04, 2017

Leon and the Champion Chip is a delightful tale of a student learning the scientific method via the study of potato chips. It rambles through some unexpected areas in a mildly unpredictable plot for a kids book. Unfortunately it continues the stereotype that the unlovely can be unlovable in the bull......more

Goodreads review by Umair on November 12, 2020

The story is one to enjoy. There are 2 storylines to follow and I feel the author does a good job in bringing them together. I wasn't impressed with the outcome however the resolution sought from the start comes to fruition in a way that's foreshadowed a few times.......more