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Tales Of A Sixth Grade Muppet


Book by: Kirk Scroggs

Genre


Fantasy - The Muppets talk in this book and they are puppets. This is personification. Stories with personification are usually fantasy.

Danvers


His all-time idol and hero is Gonzo.




He has a pet rat named Curtis.




Has a little sister named Chloe (aka "evil").




Danvers loves to perform ridiculous stunts


Also loves to do escape tricks with the help of his assistant and best friend Pasquale.




Blonde hair

Pasquale




Danvers' best friend




Very friendly




The safety assistant for Danvers' stunts




Pasquale participates in the stunts




But after he's hurt several times, his parents make Danvers sign a contract to not cause any form of bodily harm to him.




Tells Danvers to always take the safe way

Chloe




Danvers’ five year old sister




Danvers does not like Chloe and secretly thinks of her as "Evil Incarnate."




Loves “ The Fluffleberries”.




Adventurous




Very smart Takes advantage of Danvers

Settings




Block City is the city in which Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet takes place. There is a school, Coldrain Middle School, which Danvers and Pasquale attend. There is also Chloe’s school but it doesn’t say the nameThey have a newspaper called the Block City Beat, which Danvers’ dad reads. Eagle Talon Academy is a school run by Sam the Eagle. Sam the Eagle is very serious and doesn’t appreciate jokesters Danvers also meets Hockney, a anteater, and they become friendsIt is also the location for the Muppets Lab, where Beaker and Dr. Honeydew. The Swedish Chef also works here.

Events




One night before falling asleep, Danvers wishes he were like Gonzo, and the next morning he discovers that he has turned into a Muppet. All Danvers remembers is the green flash. Danvers wants to turn back into a boy so Pasquale and Danvers go to Eagle Talon Academy to find Dr. Honeydew. They lie to Sam the Eagle to get into the school. They all remember the green flash. When Danvers turns into a Muppet, Chloe sends his story to the Muppet Theater and gets him his dream job, the first nice thing she ever did for him. Danvers begins spending more time with the Muppets than his best friend, and Pasquale feels unhappy that he is ignored.Kermit has a talent show and Danvers forms a boy band. There's Danvers as lead singer, Teddy B and Orange Sherbet as backup singers and dancers, Animal on drums and Pasquale as safety supervisor. They are called Mon Swoon. Dr. Honeydew zaps Curtis, Danvers’ pet rat, with the green laser, which makes him a giant. He is so giant that he starts attacking everyone during Kermit’s talent show, while Mon Swoon is performing. He is basically Godzilla but is a rat.

recommendation




I recommend this book to anyone who likes The Muppets, Fantasy or a good laugh.

Hook




WILL THEY STOP CURTIS THE GIANT RAT?




WILL PASQUALE AND DANVERS BECOME FRIENDS AGAIN?




WILL MON SWOON WIN THE TALENT SHOW?




READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT...