Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes

by LOOK, LENOREPHAM, LEUYEN

• ISBN13: 9780375863356
• ISBN10: 0375863354
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Summary

Herers"s the third hilarious chapter book in the series about Alvin Ho, a boy whors"s afraid ofeverything.For example, what could possibly be so scary about a birthday party? Let Alvin explain: You might be dressed for bowling . . . but everyone else is dressed for swimming. You could get mistaken for the pintilde;ata. You could eat too much cake. You could throw up. So when Alvin receives an invitation to a party-agirlrs"sparty-how will he ever survive? Lenore Lookrs"s touching, drop-dead-funny book about an Asian American second grader-with pictures byNew York Timesbestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham-has tons of boy appeal and is great for reluctant readers. The previous books in the series,Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary ThingsandAlvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters,have received rave reviews. "Alvinrs"s a winner," declares theNew York Post,andNewsdaysays, "The novel . . . shares withDiary of a Wimpy Kidthe humor that stems from the herors"s Herculean efforts to manipulate the world around him in his favor, without all the facts at his disposal." Perfect for beginning and reluctant readers alike,Alvin Hoperfectly captures the trials and tribulations of boyhood. From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Lenore Look is the author of Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things and Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters. She’s also the author of the Ruby Lu chapter book series—Ruby Lu, Brave and True and Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything, both ALA Notable Books. Lenore is also the author of several acclaimed picture books, including the ALA Notable Books Henry’s First-Moon Birthday and Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding. She lives in Randolph, New Jersey.

LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of the Alvin Ho series, as well as Kelly DiPucchio’s Grace for President, a New York Times bestseller; Julianne Moore’s Freckleface Strawberry and Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully; and God’s Dream, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is the author and illustrator of Big Sister, Little Sister, a Child Magazine Best Book. She lives in San Francisco.