{Review} How To Make Friends and Monsters #RonBates @Zonderkidz

Howard Boward, a 13-year-old boy-genius with a chip on his shoulder is too smart for his own good. He has troubles making friends---possibly because he complains so much. Until one day a science experiment goes haywire, and Howard creates a best friend for himself---Franklin---who also happens to be a monster. Creating Franklin was an accident, not like Howard was playing God or anything---or so Howard tells himself. Franklin and Howard are having so much fun, Howard decides to create more 'friends, ' using DNA from kids at school. Only, these friends aren't quite as friendly. Soon there's a major mess and Howard has to sort it all out before the monsters destroy their human counterparts. But terminating the monsters proves harder than he imagined. They didn't choose to be monsters; they can't go against their innate nature. Howard finds himself facing consequences for playing God. Getting rid of the monsters means learning to tame his own inner beast, and Howard begins to understand the meaning of free will and true friendship

Ron Bates began his career as a newspaper reporter in Texas, and later became an editor and columnist. His humorous features led him to a job as the resident humor columnist for three of Legacy Publishing’s regional magazines. As a freelance writer, Bates’ works include the children’s story, “Arnold Bought a Bug,” and “St. Mary’s and the Art of War,” the true story of how Italian POWs transformed a tiny Texas church. Bates also wrote the Cranium Comics series “Brawn,” the inspirational play, “Flight 1615,” and “Underground Ink,” a collection of funny poems. An award-winning copywriter, Bates lives in Frisco, Texas. howtomakefriendsandmonsters.com

I would not want to be this kid and I dont understand why people name their kids the way they do.  We have Apple and 4-Real I mean what is up with that?  Poor Howard Boward is called How-lame and How-weird its just not right!  So when his mom gives him a book on how to make a friend, Howard decides to take it to the next level and creates one!  This was a wonderful book for kids of all ages.  And although Howard is in 7th grade I would recommend this one to grades 5 and up.  (However my daughter will be going into 4th and loved it)

 "*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

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