Thursday, September 15, 2011

Double Fudge

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Fudge loves money. These days, he is all about money and even sings about it while he's sleeping. For Halloween, he decides to be a miser. He creates his own money and prepares to buy the whole entire world (well, Toys "R" Us at least).
When Fudge and his brother, Pete, go to Washington, the first place they visit is the place where they make the green stuff (otherwise known as money). Fudge listens very attentively, but interupts the guide, Rosie, a lot of times with questions about it. However, it gets even worse when Fudge goes to the gift shop and he and his big brother, Pete, meet their Cousin Howie and his family. It only gets worse from then on, from their family coming over to sleep at their house and even attending their school! Pete thinks that he could die 0f embarrassment. The arguments of Fudge and Mini-Fudge (who are as annoying as each other) doesn't help, either. As Peter (Pete) meets a whole bunch of problems with the incoming family in their house, he doesn't seem it can get any worse. Well, what do you know? Maybe it can.
Double Fudge is a great book filled with things to laugh at and grimace for. It's interesting how hard you can laugh at a book!

***I give this book a 9.5 out 10***

I listed a few sections from the book that I thought was funny:

p.70

"Well, yes," Rosie said. I suppose some people refer to money as moola or even as dough.
"How about
green stuff?" Fudge shouted. "That's what my grandma calls it."

...
Then she lead us through the metal detector. Fudge asked if we were getting on a plane. Rosie explained that we weren't, but because this is a federal building they had to make sure no one was carrying a weapon.
"A weapon?" Fudge said, right before dad set off the alarm. Nobody would have paid any attention except that Fudge shouted, "Dad! Are you carrying a weapon?" That got everyone's attention.
"It's it his belt buckle, Turkey Brain," I said.

p.124

"""""That's the rule," Dad said.
"It's a stupid rule," Fudge said.
"We don't say the
stupid word," Dad reminded him.
"Yes we do," Fudge said. "We just don't say it about people. If we want to say it about people, we say
Turkey Brain. Ask Pete. He knows."

p.136

The moon belongs to everyone
The best things in life cost money.
The stars belong to everyone
They're all so bright and funny.
Money money money
Funny funny funny
Bunny bunny bunny
Honey honey honey...

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