It is a great book, can't figure out how it ends, though
Liked it. I read it when i was 11 and for some reason,even though i read the end =ing, i have no idea what happens. I have tried reading it over again, but for some reason, my head doesn't register what I'm reading.
Not worth anyone's time when there are so many great books on the shelves!
Story about an awful child without a moral conscience. Our entire family was listening to this book on tape and after listening to more than 2/3's everyone from the 13 year old to the 9 year, felt compelled to turn it off. Evil is really not attractive.
A great book for tweens and teens with very crude tween-oriented humor. Mild language, but nothing too bad. Not good role models, but a great (and fun) read. Pictures are hilarious! The third richest man on earth is... a twelve year old boy! He is a genius who humors himsef by acting flat out stupid. He hires a man to be his cover, and has his own empire. He can get anything he wants... but how about a school election?
Mrs. Larson educator and parent of 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 year old
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I think boys of this age will find it quite humorous. It reminds me of a non-fantasy Artemis Fowl. The ending was a bit disappointing in how blunt it was. Wish the language wasn't there. There are better out there, but there are also worse if you're trying to engage a reluctant reader.
I have no problem reading books geared to ten year olds, but I found that the huge suspension of disbelief required for this one distracted me from the story. The fact that Oliver is a billionaire is barely explained, and not at all convincingly. Artemis Fowl comes to mind as an example of the opposite end of the spectrum. Eoin Colfer pulled off the twelve-year-old-millionaire-genius thing very well. Josh Lieb, not so much.