I really enjoyed this book. It brought a smile to my face and had me laughing the whole time. Howard Boward is a 13 year old nerd who wear thick nerd glasses and braces. He is usually known as how lame or how weird. He dent really know how to make friendship and wants to so he actually makes a friend. And it turned out to be named Franklin. This was a clever, funny, and quick read about a nerd who learns what you have to do make friends (and yes some parts with making friends are with a monster).
How to Make Friends and Monsters (A Howard Boward Book)
By Ron Bates
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.8 | 67792 |
Some Friends Are Just Worth Making
For Howard Boward, science genius, making friends in middle school is hard. The other kids have more fun creatively expanding Howard’s name than actually hanging out, as in How-weird or How-Lame. . So, why not actually make a friend? A little wonder putty, some DNA, a few accidentally spilled chemicals and―boom!―instant friend. Monster friend, that is. Franklin ends up being cool in middle school, and he helps Howard climb the uber-popular ladder, becoming How-Cool. But the new fame and friendship isn’t exactly everything Howard hoped. Turns out real friendship might not be so simple, even when you create your own friends from scratch.
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN-13: 9780310736073
ISBN-10: 0310736072
Published on 7/28/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
Book Reviews (29)
I really loved this little book. Bates is a great writer. He's extremely witty and funny, and I laughed at this book a lot. Bates effortlessly gets his themes across without being heavy handed (surprising for a middle school book), discussing the ideas of loneliness and fitting in
Howard Boward is a nerd and doesn't have friends in middle school. He creates a monster from zoo animal DNA to make a monster named Franklin Stine. Named after Ben Franklin and R.L. Stine the author. He takes the monster to school and says he's an exchange student from Canada. The monster is at first a freak but eventually becomes the cool guy at school because he is so confident and nice even if he is different.
This book was great. it was really funny. I won it from DogoBooks and was really happy when it got here. I read it and think that other kids will like it too.
This book is so funny! Its all about how to make friends with monsters! This is a very unique book! If you like monsters you should read this book!
Wow! Make your own friend! Sometimes I would like to do that. Howard is so cool but the other kids don't realize that. Howard realizes friendship is never easy.
This book is really funny and i would recommend it because its for little ones but i liked it a lot how to make friends and monsters is so far my 5th favourite book!
Howard Boward always just has a knack of getting bullied, a real nerd, and has braces and nerdy glasses, reads Goosebumps by R.L. Stine in the bathroom, and is a thimble collector. All throughout middle school he is known as How-Lame or How-Weird. Until an amazing mistake happens that turns some Wonder Putty and animal fur into an amazing monster named Franklin. Franklin is innocent, polite and finds his way rising to the top of the popularity ladder.
Meet Howard Boward, a fully fledged stereotypical nerd who has a knack for getting bullied. He is super skinny, has braces and nerdy glasses, reads Goosebumps by R.L. Stine in the bathroom, and is a thimble collector. All throughout middle school he is known as How-Lame or How-Weird. Until an amazing mistake happens that turns some Wonder Putty and animal fur into an amazing monster named Franklin. Franklin is innocent, polite and finds his way rising to the top of the popularity ladder.
this book has steps and rules on how to make friends with people and monsters. And i want to read this book. Also, i think this book has a story in it too.