6.6 /10 1 Votes6.6
Language English Originally published 2000 Country United States of America Followed by Skunk scout | 3.3/5 Goodreads Series Later, Gator Preceded by Later, Gator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback, Paperback) Genres Fiction, Children's literature Similar Laurence Yep books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plot summary
Two brothers, Teddy and Bobby, try to defend themselves from a school bully named Arnie. The brothers discover that the bully is afraid of cockroaches. Bobby finds a cockroach and names it Hercules. Bobby uses cookies with strange ingredients to trick Arnie into a peace treaty. With the help of Hercules, the boys figure out what is happening to the bully.
Reception
It was a William Allen book nominee. It won the Iowa Children's Choice Award, the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Kentucky Book Award, and the Laura Ingalls Book Award. A Publishers Weekly review says, "An altogether chipper outing". Rebecca McCartney, of Burlington Public Library, reviewed the book saying, "I liked this book because it was full of creepy crawly things, and told with humor and warmth".