Schreiber, Joe Lenny Cyrus School Virus 288
pgs. Houghton Mifflin Books
for Children, 2013. $12.26. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG;
Violence: G.
Lenny is a
genius, just like his parents. The problem? He isn’t socially smart. He
decides, against his best friends Harlan’s much better judgment, to move ahead
with a wild plan to get the girl. Lenny shrinks himself to a microscopic level
and invades Zooey’s body –his intent it to travel to her brain and talk her
into liking him. But messing with the human body isn’t very safe, Lenny hasn’t
planned very well, and Zooey –well she is just a mess once microscopic Lenny
starts changing her biology.
I think the main
problem for me with this book is demographics. Readers old enough to relate to
the big-time crush obsession thing might find the talking goofy viruses and hormones kind of juvenile –while
readers old enough to find interest in that slapdash would be horrified by the crush
–especially when Lenny goes into the ovaries! I thought the book was overly
long for the simplicity of the plot, and I quickly tired of the switching
viewpoints –which felt like filler at times. The cover artwork is eye catching!
MS -OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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