World Famous Comics: Punished (Darby Creek Exceptional Titles)
Punished (Darby Creek Exceptional Titles)
By: David Lubar Publisher: Darby Creek Publishing Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Darby Creek Publishing Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2007-09 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Product Description: Logan and his friend Benedict run into the wrong guy at the library–-literally. When Logan slams into the reference guy in the basement and gives him a little lip, Logan gets punished, really and truly punished. He has three days to complete three tasks before Professor Wordsworth will lift the magical punishment that keeps getting Logan in even more trouble.
More than essential...great stuff for reluctant readers This book is wildly popular with all kinds of kids. It's already on more than 10 state award lists. Punished! a critical addition to any 3rd or 4th grade language arts program. What better way for kids to learn about wordplay and have fun at the same time? They won't forget, even into their high school years, what oxymorons, anagrams, and palindromes are. Hurray for Lubar!
a good book for kids who enjoy wordplay Punished! tells the story of a boy named Logan who accidently collides with the mysterious Professor Wordsworth in the reference section of the library. After saying he is sorry, Wordsworth states that words are not always enough. Wordsworth decides that Logan needs to be "punished" and blows dust on him from an old book.
Immediately after his encounter with Professor Wordsworth, Logan realizes something is definitely wrong... everyone groans after he talks. Analyzing his speech, Logan now realizes he is speaking in puns. He tracks down Wordsworth a the library and asks how he can undo his "punishment". The professor then sets Logan to three separate tasks. First he has to gather oxymorons, then anagrams, and finally palindromes and bring them back to the professor in time, or Logan can't be cured.
I know of David Lubar from his short story collections In The Land of the Lawn Weenies and The Invasion of the Road Weenies. Those stories are somewhat twisted and mildly creepy, but appeal to a lot of my fourth grade students. Punished! doesn't play up the creepiness found in Lubar's short stories, but has some similar mysterious elements. The novel's action moves along and is quite predictable, but this book would appeal to third through fifth graders who enjoy wordplay. Recommended, but not essential.
Punished is Fabulous! I'm in the 3rd grade and i just read Punished...wow! it's the best one on my reading record sheet! When Logan goes to the library to study for his research, someone stops him from running in the library and he gets his face puffed up with fairy dust which scrambled his brains. Now, whenever he talks a pun comes out. To cure this evil curse, he must go out and find certain types of words. I like it because everything in the story ties together (if you know what I mean.)
Punished Is a good read for my daughter. She has read it several times and still won't let anybody else have it!
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