The Handbook, Jim Benton
The Handbook, Jim Benton
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The Handbook

Author: Jim Benton

Narrator: Ramón de Ocampo

Unabridged: 4 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2017

Synopsis

Jim Benton, bestselling author of Dear Dumb Diary and Franny K. Stein, brings us a fresh new middle grade novel about breaking all the rules!There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, though. When mysterious goings-on begin to occur in the neighborhood, the trio investigates the hidden box from Jack's garage. In it, they find the Secret Parent's Handbook and with it all the means to subvert the irrational rules and petty tyranny of their home lives. No more clean rooms! No more vegetables! No more brushed hair or washed hands! It's all videogames and junk food all the time!But the authorities -- and the resistance -- have taken notice of the strange goings-on in Jack and his friends' neighborhood. And they are closing in . . .

About Jim Benton

Jim Benton is an award-winning author and artist. You may know some of the other things he's made, like It's Happy Bunny, Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein, Victor Shmud, and more. He's created a TV series, written books, and produced a movie, and he always did everything his parents told him to do. Pretty much. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and kids and can be found online at jimbenton.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 04, 2021

I received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. It’s a YA book. It was a cute story and entertaining. I will share it with me granddaughter who I think will enjoy it.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on May 11, 2018

Although he's not supposed to do so, Jack loves sorting through other folks' trash and finding possible treasures. When his elderly neighbors, the Wallaces, move away and leave behind several boxes, he finds something he'd never have ever dreamed even existed. It's a book hidden inside an unlikely t......more

Goodreads review by Chris on June 29, 2018

Why do all parents seem to have the same set of rules ("no playing with sticks") and explanations for those rules ("you'll poke your eye out") when asked about them? Because there is a secret handbook they all get to learn from. That's what Jack, Mike, and Maggie learn after finding a copy that was......more

Goodreads review by Progressional Fantasy Reviews on December 03, 2017

Thoughts: This book blew me away. I know I've said this many times about books, but this book is amazing, amazing, amazing! I loved how Jim Benton added a twist at the end with (spoiler) that the leader of the Resistance is the son of the leader of the Parents Agency. I also loved all the hilarious......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on September 13, 2017

Friends, Jack, Mike and Maggie find a Secret Parent's Handbook and discover that every parent has been instructed with the same phrases to distract, dissuade and discipline their children. After reading this handbook, Jack, Mike and Maggie have the answers to all of life's questions. They can now co......more

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