Product Description

"Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you." That's Bradley Chalker for you. He is the oldest child in the class. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has "serious behaviour problems." No one likes him - except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2372 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
There are so many ways that a boy like Bradley Chalkers can humiliate himself at school. Most of them are explored by the hero of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, a story of isolation, bravery and gradual acceptance told with great humour by Louis Sachar, the author of the brilliant Holes.

Bradley is the only one in Mrs Ebbels class without a gold star next to his name on the wall chart. He doesn't have any friends and that's the way he likes it. Nobody wants to sit next to him at the back of the class, until Jeff Fishkin starts school. At the same time Carla, the new school counsellor shows Bradley that with a huge amount of courage and a bit of self-belief he can break the repetitive cycle of heartbreaking rejection by his peers, disappointment from family and weary indifference from teachers.

Bradley has a long road to travel with the help of his new friends but the resultant changes aren't pious or predictable but slow, painful and humorous. The witty, thoughtful exchanges between Bradley and Carla are exceptionally well written and the slow and delicate process of building trust is completely believable. A touching, warm and funny tale with no saccachrine aftertaste. --Rachel Ediss

About the Author
Louis Sachar lives in Texas and is the author of many bestselling books for children in the USA. He is also the author of HOLES, which Bloomsbury published to huge critical and commercial acclaim.

Customer Reviews

Every boy or girl, child or adult, should read this book!
I am seventeen years old, and I've read "There's a Boy..." at least once a year since I discovered it in 3rd grade. I would like to warn that the given "age range" for reading this book is completely misleading -- no child under nine would appreciate it, and adults can enjoy it as much as children. Louis Sachar is simply the best author of children's fiction today. "There's a Boy" is an effective tool to make kids think twice before teasing classmates. Children who lack self-confidence or have trouble in school will relate to Bradley Chalkers. And everyone can enjoy Sachar's story-telling magic. I treasure my copy of this book, and when my younger brother reached 3rd grade, we read it together. He loved the novel as much as I did, and both of us were sobbing at the end. I know he has learned as much from the story as I have over the years. Do yourself or your child a favor and read this book!

An excellent book for children of all ages
After reading Holes, recommened by children in my class, I managed to get hold of a copy of "There's a boy in the girl's bathroom" and enjoyed it so much, thought I'd read it to my class. They couldn't wait until the end of the day, to hear more of Bradley Chalkers and his exploits. This book works on many levels, and the children really did empathise with Bradley. It gave us excellent opportunities to discuss issues of bullying, tolerance and acceptance of others. I won't give away the end, but it had some of my class in tears. A truely wonderful story that we can all learn from.

fantasic book gr8 for children of all ages.
i am a 17 yr old male, i read this book while camping with my parents and i thought it was fantastic, seeing brad change throughout the book is fantastic and his reltionship with his teacher begins to grow and grow. After i read the book i gave it to me sister to read who is 15 and she loved it as well. this would be great for children of all ages to read. it not a large book i manged to read it in a day, but a younger child could read it within a week. i first got introduced into this author when i was reading holes about 5 years ago. he is a brilliant author and have just bought his next book.