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Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report of Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie-he hated every minute of the book!

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Ever since Wallace Wallace was little, he has faithfully told the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So when this football hero is forced to report on the book Old Shep, My Pal for his English class, he cannot tell a lie. He feels compelled to inform his teacher that it was the worst... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Ever since Wallace Wallace was little, he has faithfully told the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So when this football hero is forced to report on the book Old Shep, My Pal for his English class, he cannot tell a lie. He feels compelled to inform his teacher that it was the worst book he's ever read. Not pleased with this report is Wallace's English teacher, who thinks it's the best book ever written and also happens to be directing the play Old Shep, My Pal at school. He orders Wallace to attend the play rehersals until he can come to his senses. Wallace doesn't change his mind - but he does start to change the play. It begins with his suggestion to add a line, and then a pair of Rollerblades, until the play has evolved into a rock-and-roll rendition of the old classic.

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When my dad was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, he once rescued eight Navy SEALs who were stranded behind enemy lines.

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  1. Gordon Korman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0786805315
Page Count: 180

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  • Library of Congress: PZ7 K8369 2000
  • Dewey: Fiction

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