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The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other)
By Geoff Rodkey
Book 1 of 4 in the
The Tapper Twins Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 7 | n/a | 5.4 | 26611 |
This bestselling first book in the Tapper Twins series is a hilariously authentic showcase of what it's like to be in middle school in our digitally-saturated world, told as a colorful "oral history" with photos, screenshots, text messages, chat logs, and online gaming digital art.
Twelve-year-old twins, Claudia and Reese, who couldn't be more different...except in their determination to come out on top in a vicious prank war. But when the competition escalates into an all-out battle that's fought from the cafeteria of their New York City private school all the way to the fictional universe of an online video game, the twins have to decide if their efforts to destroy each other are worth the price. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly declared "This uproarious series opener... is packed with both laugh-out-loud moments and heart."
Twelve-year-old twins, Claudia and Reese, who couldn't be more different...except in their determination to come out on top in a vicious prank war. But when the competition escalates into an all-out battle that's fought from the cafeteria of their New York City private school all the way to the fictional universe of an online video game, the twins have to decide if their efforts to destroy each other are worth the price. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly declared "This uproarious series opener... is packed with both laugh-out-loud moments and heart."
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316315975
ISBN-10: 0316315974
Published on 5/3/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
Book Reviews (53)
Hmm.. I feel like you should read the book before I tell you.. because honestly, the WHOLE book is spoiled if someone tells you the ending.. I know this from experience.. so.. yeah :)
hmmmm it sound challanging i wonder who is gonna win gl means {good luck}
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really I want this book in the video my fav part is when Claudia cut reeses body with a sword.HAHAHAHA that cracked me up!!! BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE OUT OF PAPER!!!HAHAHA!!! GET IT?RIGHT? AND I STILL THINK IM LAME!!!
i want this book soooooooooooooo badly!!!!!!!
so cool
I have a twin and I always win :)
that is sooooooooooooo! and sounds interesting i can't wait to read that book
I like that the boys name is Reeses just like the candy
Have you ever pranked someone? Well, if you think you have, Claudia and Reese have done better. They embarrassed, humiliated, and tore each other apart. It all started with a fart in school. Someone farted (who knows who?) and Reese blamed Claudia. And all of this, led to a full out scale war (in Claudia's eye). From horrible songs, to video game destruction this is a book you will love! Fist the fart happened, so Claudia got revenge by putting a dead fish in Reese bag. Then, came the stinky cheese by Reese. After that came the evil genius cheese prank (MUAHAHAHA) which then ended up in the "vest" song! With all of this, there is still a LOT more to go. But, who really won the war? This book says Claudia, but, who really knows? In summary though, I rate this 5 stars and encourage others to read it as well! It is amazing and shows the sibling rivalry in a way never shown!
I have pranked someone and I did not like it. Noone was laughing at all
Great review - I love how it's so "chronological"... I sometimes have petty "wars" with my friends/siblings, but nothing like this - (especially on MetaWorld) this was a horrible war, and at some times, A MASSACRE (that was online XD) I hated that Reese posted "The Vest Song", because Claudia got cyber-bullied, which is worse than the book's "pranks" altogether :( Again, fantastic review!!
What's wrong with a little pranking among siblings? In this case - everything. It all started with a toaster cake and a huge misunderstanding - soon, both Claudia and Reese wanted serious revenge on each other. What started as a petty prank war soon escalated with something bigger - with Claudia desperate to publicly humiliate Reese. All her attempts fail, because unlike any human being, Reese doesn't care about being humiliated. On the other hand, Reese is desperate for a win - so he enlists his "evil" friend Xander to help. He overhears Claudia singing a horrible, falsetto song about Jens, who Claudia has a crush on, and Reese and Xander upload it to ClickChat (the social media in this book.) Soon, Claudia becomes cyber-bullied, horrified, humiliated, embarrassed, and really, just wants to kill Reese and Xander. She already knows humiliation doesn't work.. so what does? She soon works her way to the answer - MetaWorld (pretty much the same as Minecraft), which Reese and Xander plays all hours of the day (when they're not playing soccer). She concocts a brilliant plan to destroy Xander and Reese's huge empire on MetaWorld (with the help of the admin of MetaWorld, Akash) and ultimately kills Reese and Xander in every deathmatch, kills all their soldiers, destroys their huge castles, and basically demolishes their empires. But Claudia doesn't feel good or satisfied when she's doing all this - she feels pretty horrible.. especially when Reese cries and wails and screams at how "InvisibleDeath" (her avatar on MetaWorld, but Reese doesn't know Claudia is InvisibleDeath. He doesn't even know she plays MetaWorld) is a horrible, gruesome person. Revenge was what she wanted in the first place, right? And she got it.. right? So is Claudia doing the right thing - is revenge really the answer to end this war? Read this AMAZING book to find out! Claudia, as the "author" of this book, has compiled an astonishing amount of interviews from allies, enemies, and combatants alike. The result is an "oral" history told from many, many points of view complete with text messages, photographs, gaming chat logs, and emails. Like any historian, Claudia decides to use resources for historical comparisons (in this case that resource is Wikipedia). She compares the events of the war with events that happened in actual wars (ex. World War II) Also, she compares the people involved with people from actual wars (Xander is Hitler!) There are a lot of hilarious things but you will see realistic elements, like how Claudia interacts with her brother and schoolmates, how there is cyberbullying and how there is social media (like MetaWorld for Minecraft and ClickChat which is MySpace, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Geoff Rodkey (the "real" author) uses a light, funny tone that navigates the ups and downs of siblings and middle school life. This book will probably attract readers who liked "Charlie Joe Jackson", "Origami Yoda", and "Jake & Lily." I heard this will be a series - I'm actually extremely excited and glad to hear this will not end at the first book.. The Tapper Twins have material that could keep an author busy for a while and this book has a lot of potential! So I can't wait for the Tapper Twins Tear Up New York (the next book!) I rate this five stars, hands down, and I hope many readers will enjoy this book as much as I did! ~FelicisOwl
IKR!!!! I cannot wait for the second book too... I was reading the excerpt given, and I was like why???? I like your review!!!! :D
:flips on evil genius mode: Why, thank you.. MWHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA.. I'm known for being quite "evil" at my school.. XD I did an evil laugh today and it creeped literally, EVERYONE out XDD I was confused when I read the excerpt, and then I was like, "OHHHHH it's the second book!!" The Tapper Twins have a website too - they even have their own photo blog (on the website..) They also have a video series... well they have only one out right now... Book 2 is coming out Sep. 29, 2015... CAN'T WAIT (hope this becomes a series, this series has a LOTTT of material..) By the way I love your review too :)))))
:picks up telephone: Good evening. Is this Miss Bibliophile? :You answer, yawning: Yes, speaking. Who is this? : I answer: Miss FelicisOwl. I need to tell you some very important news. :You're getting annoyed now: Yes, yes, what is it, Miss FelicisOwl? :throws off snooty faćade and starts fangirling: So, OMG, Bibliophile, guess what happened to me? My librarian, who is an advance reviewer for School Library Journal, got a copy of the SECOND BOOK of the Tapper Twins! The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York! I can't believe I forgot about it until a few days ago and I have been hurriedly reading through chapters! Only on third chapter, but it. is. AWESOME so far! I'll tell you a basic summary if you want! It's totally AMAZING! :DDD :FelicisOwl hangs up and starts jumping on bed:
Oh, I forgot to answer that she is letting me borrow it for the WHOLE SUMMER! And then if I like it.. she might let me keep it! For like, FOREVER! I feel just like Belle when she goes into that bookshop and the bookshop owner is like, "If you like it so much, you can keep it!" Thank you, Librarian!