Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody (Special Edition)
Catastrophe strikes Chickenfeet Academy, and it s not just the cafeteria food. Lord Revolting, murderous goldfish-flusher, needs Really Wimpy s pet rock to conquer the world! While battling him with squirt guns and cheesy how-to guides, Henry Potty aces Hobology, preps for America s Funniest Fairygodchildren, and tries to avoid laundering Professor Snort s dreaded hankies, or worse, watching A History of Cabbages in Polish. All the while, the least likely character watches, coveting the pet rock
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Ultimate Unauthorized Harry Potter Quiz Book: 165 Questions Ranging from The Sorcerer’s Stone to The Deathly Hallows
This is a Harry Potter quiz book like no other. It won’t be asking you questions like “what school did Harry Potter go to?” (If you are a Harry Potter fan, then of course you know the answer!) Rather it asks questions which will develop your literary appreciation of the Harry Potter books and your general knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Some of these questions are easy, quite a few are fiendishly difficult, and several of them really don’t have simple answers, but thinking about possib
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Entertaining for all ages,
Henry Potty and the Pet Rock is an adorable unauthorized Harry Potter parody written by Valerie Estelle Frankel. Henry Potty is the baby left in an asparagus crate on the doorstep of the Dorky family, relegated to the lowly status of household slave. Though his daily duties involve catering to the whims of Dumpy Dorky and his Dorky parents, Henry is fully aware that he is destined to be the hero of the novel, and bides his time with a room filled with the various action figures, games, and merchandise that will inevitably be in demand when his heroics are recognized.
When Henry receives an acceptance letter to Chickenfeet Academy in California from Professor Bumbling Bore, the Dorkys are eager to send him on his way. With the lackluster aid of his fairy godmother, Henry boards the Chickenfeet trainer for his new life as a “gizzard.” Once at school, Henry and his classmates are greeted by the large and hairy Higgle, who ushers them on to a long and boring introduction from Professor Bore, then to dorm selection by the “sorting rat” under the direction of Miss McGonk. After being bitten by the sorting rat, Henry meets his new Heroes Dorm roommates, Horrendous Gangrene, a “which,” and Really Wimpy, another gizzard. While Horrendous and Really work to defeat the pungent Lord Revolting while keeping up with their school assignments, Henry will valiantly take the credit for their accomplishments.
Though intended as a children’s book, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock has no discernable age limit, as the cover reveals when it states “For ages 2-222.” The story flows with a corniness that will make young children giggle, dotted with random jokes to keep an adult reader’s attention.
Armchair Interviews says: Even Frankel’s bio at the end of the book is filled with humor.
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|Harry Potter meets the Muppets,
Clever light satire abound in this whimsical farce. It is a great, humorous read, complete with insightful humor appropriate for kids and still funny for adults. Highly recommended!
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|Wonderful for kids, adults, and families!,
I so very much enjoyed reading Valerie Frankel’s novel, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock.” With deft humor she is able to capture everything from fairy tales gone astray to the plight of the working poor and the unions that should be advocating for them, all in a fantasy world based on the runaway best selling Harry Potter series. What is exceptional about this parody is that it is perfectly suitable for children who are enchanted with Harry Potter novels and/or movies, yet will keep an adult’s attention until the last page. Ideal for reading aloud to children, this novel has the ability to bring family members of all ages together.
It is my hope that we will see many more novels by this most promising young author in the future.
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|Not What I Expected. Very Disappointed,
I was really excited to go through this book and test my Harry Potter knowledge but it is a big disappointment. Of the 165 questions, numbers 1-53 are about the meaning of terms used in the books, like alchemy, and some creatures, like banshee. At that point it only moves on to asking questions about the origin of some of the words and then goes into the origins of character names (through question 66). For the following few questions it asks about different British dialects. Next it describes how to answer the essay posed in Azkaban ” Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century was Completely Pointless. Discuss.” After that comes a section with trivia questions about J.K. Rowling, with several questions about her name, what her net-worth was circa 2007 and creepily intrusive things like the name and nationality of her first husband and what animal she is allergic to. Starting around the 100 questions there are some really easy questions about the movies (who plays Harry? who plays Ron?), some really obscure (box office take of the first 5 films), questions about shooting locations and now out of date questions about where the theme park “will be.” Starting around question 125 the questions get into things that J.K. Rowling has said in interviews such as inspirations for character names. The next to last section is issues, such as how different churches feel about the books. Lastly is “lessons” to take from the book, basically asking about the moral implications of the book.
Overall, this is not a quiz book so much as it’s a trivia book (and yes, there is a difference). There is not a single ounce of plot line trivia in this book. If you’re looking for a true quiz book, try The Book of Harry Potter Trifles, Trivias, and Particularities.
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|A different sort of quiz book,
This quiz book asks thought-provoking questions on the Harry Potter series. It goes well beyond trivia, focusing on the language of J. K. Rowling, and on the moral issues raised by the books. The format is fun, but you might well learn something imporant from reflecting on these questions.
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|Not worth it.,
This book asked stupid questions, most not even relating to Harry Potter like “what is the deffinition of alchemy” or “what is a banshee”. I was very disappointed and deleted it from my kindle.
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