The Best School Year Ever

By: Barbara Robinson

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Paperback | 18 July 1997

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Paperback
176 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
19.68 x 13.97 x 1.27

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Lionsgate is releasing a live action movie version of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on November 8, 2024, directed by Dallas Jenkins of The Chosen and featuring actors Judy Greer, Lauren Graham, Elizabeth Tabish, and Pete Holmes, coming to a theater near you!

The Herdmans are back so buckle up for a wild ride involving a missing gerbil, a crazy cat, and a tattooed baby that will have readers of all ages laughing!

This hilarious novel stars the Herdmans, the worst kids in the world, who made their first appearance in author Barbara Robinson's classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

In The Best School Year Ever, Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman havent changed a bit. They still set things on fire and knock the other kids black and blue.

One day the teachers ask all the students to think of compliments for their classmates, and Beth Bradley picks Imogene Herdmans name. At first, Beth cant think of anything good, but soon she begins to see Imogene in a new light.

Maybe behind all of the outrageous pranks, there is something good about the Herdmans?

Industry Reviews

"The story features the Herdmans, the terror of their town. WhenImogene, Ralph, and Gladys muscle in on Sunday School and demandthe leading roles in the Christmas pageant, they get their way be-cause the other kids don't dare challenge them. Chaos results, as theHerdmans act out their unique version of what happened so long ago inBethlehem. And surprise-everyone agrees it was the best Christmaspageant ever. This could become a classic, known as one of the bestChristmas books ever." "-- Publishers Weekly"Wiry-tough, tender-hearted, unsentimental, and consistently funny, the book is in the classic tradition of American humour. Buy it for eight-to-twelves; but the whole family will want to read it.""-- The London Sunday Times"One of the most enjoyable children's books since The Emerald City of Oz. The book is outrageous, lively, funny and wonderful.

"The true greatness of the Christmas Story, when subjected to thecynical scrutiny of the Horrible Herdmans, and then interpreted bythem, shines through with a new brilliance that just might mark "TheBest Christmas Pageant Ever as a minor classic for youngsters, and theirelders, too." -- "The Sunday Denver Post"Don't miss this hilarious and touching book."--"The Boston Sunday Globe

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