The Worst Class Trip Ever Paperback – Picture Book, March 12, 2019

I was trying to find a book my children would enjoy reading everyday for 20 minutes. This book is enjoyed by both of my children.

"The Worst Class Trip Ever" is the best. It is funny, exciting, and heartwarming. The eighth graders who are the main characters are realistic. I think I knew one of them when I was in eighth grade.The situations were unbelievable but unbelievably funny. I highly recommend the book.

"The Worst Class Trip Ever" is about how Wyatt and his friends get in a world of trouble on their field trip to D.C. Dave Barry gives readers a comedic thriller and makes you feel for the characters. For example, I think all middle school age kids have a simpleton friend that eavesdrops more than they should like Matt. “‘It's not a missile!’ I said, too loud-that's the kind of thing Matt makes you do-and all of a sudden I realized the big guy was leaning forward and glaring at us again, so I shut up.” I feel like that is a very strong trait about the book because a lot of the media tries to relate to the youth but never can. One of the very few problems I have with this book is the will they won’t love between Wyatt and Suzana. I feel it is cliche and unoriginal because it is everywhere and if you are going to have a middle school love at least make it original. So overall, I give "The Worst Class Trip Ever" a 4 out of 5.I recommend "The Worst Class Trip Ever" for middle schoolers because the book actually seems like it was written by a middle schooler and not an adult who was trying to sound like a middle schooler. Dave Barry does this by using middle school humor and using short simple sentences. Such as, “My phone burped.” and “He is one of those kids that can fart whenever he wants to.” The story is easy to follow, but still is complex. To make the book complex I feel Mr. Barry made some parts strange just for the sake of being strange. Such as when the strange men on the plane came in the hotel in costumes. Or the alligator incident at the beginning of the book. Overall, "The Worst Class Trip Ever" is a really good book and I think you should read it.

I’m a fan of Dave Barry and read this, then purchased it for my 13 year old grandson who will be an 8th grader next year and will be making a class trip to Washington D.C. It’s about an 8th grade boy and his nerdy friends who go on a class trip to…..D.C.! On the plane over the boys overhear what they believe to be a plot to attack the White House and the President. The problem is, they can’t get any of the adults with them to listen or take them seriously. Their solution of course is to take on the bad guys themselves with the help of the most popular girl in the class. Crazy and funny antics, miscommunication and an hilarious ending result in the boys becoming hometown legends.

Dave Barry has a wonderful way with words and in this book, his word weaving is funny and engaging for the middle school crowd. Most can readily identify with some aspects of traveling on the school trip, the friends' silly antics, etc., but it's written in a witty way and some lines made our readers actually laugh out loud. Many in my class recommend it!

Don't let the 3 stars fool you.The story is cute and made me laugh out loud. I really enjoyed it.This story gets 3 stars because there isn't much substance.Definitely a "just for fun" read. Especially if you have child that hates to read.Recommendation is children 8 through 12.

My sixth graders loved this book. It is perfect as a read aloud.

I jumped into this book with both feet after reading a fabulous review from someone whose opinion I greatly respect. And I have to say the book did not disappoint, it was funny and absurd and the students I read it to liked it as well. I expected that a book by Dave Barry would be unusual and I was right. Wyatt and his friends were a hoot, although I had to seriously empathize with their chaperons. Wyatt and his friends manage to get themselves involved in a plot on the plane to Washington D.C. when Matt sees two unusual men behaving strangely (at least in his view). Just when I thought I had what was going on figured out, Barry throws in a surprising twist that I did not in any way see coming resulting in some rather jaw-dropping scenes at the end. It's safe to say that such a remarkable story would be unlikely to come from anyone else's brain. I found the book thoroughly entertaining if not particularly believable. But I found that believability didn't matter so much as finding out what was going to happen. I have no doubt that many young readers will find this book a riot to read.