Regular Guy

By Sarah Weeks

Book Overview

Guy is convinced that the man and woman with whom he has lived all his life cannot possibly be what they claim to be--his parents. They're too weird! Would anyone else's mother tie-dye every pair of underwear in the house? Would anyone else's father perform the famous oyster trick by sucking an oyster up his nose with a horrible noise and spitting it out of his mouth--in a restaurant? No--except maybe the parents of the weirdest, craziest, most unappealing kid in Guy's whole class, Bob-o. But Bob-o's parents are as normal as parents come--just like Guy. This gives Guy food for thought, especially when he finds out that he and Bob-o have the same birthday, and were born in the same hospital! Guy and his best friend Buzz are determined to find out the truth about what really took place the day Guy and Bob-o were born. Readers will delight in Weeks's humorous yet sensitive handling of this classic adolescent phase--the search for identity. 00-01 Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064407829
• ISBN13: 9780064407823
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Can't keep enough of them in the library

Our students are loving both of Weeks' books about "Guy." Guy Time and Regular Guy are the titles. I can't keep them on the shelves. When I read them I realized why. These books sound just the way students aged 10-15 think, talk and act. In fact, not a week goes by that someone doesn't come in and ask for the 3rd one--My Guy. We can't wait to find out what is going to happen to Guy next.

Berry Elementary Critics Review-Appleton, WI

Our 5th and 6th graders enjoyed the book "Regular Guy" because of its bizzare humor and funny situations like being switched at birth, Buzz and Guy thought Bob-O was dead because he was covered in icing on the couch, Bob-O smelling like fish balls, Guy's father showing people the "oyster trick", and Buzz attacking Guy's mom because he thinks Guy is dead. This book sparked interest in reading other books with the same theme. Thanks for the laughs.5th and 6th graders at Janet Berry

Great Book!

I read this book in two days and most books take me weeks! But this one, I could NOT PUT IT DOWN! Very funny. My nose got stuck it the book! (just kidding) Not exactly Shakespeare, but a great book for kids!

You can be weird in many ways

We enjoyed this book, and thought it was very funny. Ourlibrarian read it aloud to us; some of us would read it again on our own! Guy, the main character, is average, but thinks his parents are very weird. He and his best friend, Buzz, come up with the idea that Guy may not be in the right family, imagining that he was switched at birth. The boy they believe belongs in Guy's family, Bob-o, is weird (with lots of gross habits). Meanwhile, Bob-o's parents seem normal. Guy discovers, though, that people can be weird in different ways...

Regular Guy

Guy's parents are embarrassing! They don't look or act likehim, so he comes to the logical conclusion: he was switched at birth.The comical story unfolds as Guy and his creative buddy, Buzz, attempt to learn the truth. Readers discover the importance of parental influence while exploring character traits of creativity, imagination, perserverance, and compassion.