THE ZUCCHINI WARRIORS

by Gordon Korman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1988

Another zany adventure featuring Bruno Walton, ""Boots"" O'Neal, and the gang from Macdonald Hall. As in Korman's other books, the plot quickly grows spaghettilike. Macdonald Hall has a new football stadium but a pathetic team--until nearby Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies furnishes a brilliant quarterback in the person of Cathy Burton. To conceal this illegal player from coaches and the school administration, Bruno and Boots pass her off as Elmer Drimsdale, Macdonald Hall's reclusive science whiz; meanwhile, Elmer's giant Manchurian Bush hamsters escape and discover a perfect nesting spot--under the bleachers, where tons of delicious (to them) fried zucchini sticks have been dumped. Then Kevin Klapper, a Curriculum Inspector and former football addict who is preparing a devastating report on the Hall's new football mania, succumbs and appoints himself coach. He is brilliant; the team claws and stumbles its way into the play-offs. The subplots here are too numerous to mention; suffice it to say that the climactic victory ends in a grand melÉe of players, spectators, police, hamsters, school officials, and other interested parties. An expert, if predictable, farce, with familiar character types and plenty of action.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 192

Publisher: Scholastic

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1988

Categories: CHILDREN'S