
Book
Technically, It's Not My Fault
Concrete Poems
John Grandits
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 18, 2004
Reading lane: Funny Poems
An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical—and not so typical—middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Wry by Design
A boy’s everyday concerns get wonderfully odd treatment in playful poems and graphics.
Come here for
- Come for jokes that wander from homework to poisonous-spider roller coasters.
Expect
- Expect concrete-poem layouts that let the graphics join the joke.
Book Details
- Authors
- John Grandits
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 18, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Funny Poems · Bullying
- Reading lane
- Funny Poems
Affinity
- 82%
- 77%
- 76%
Publisher Categories
Kids' Humor
Funny Poems
Boys & Men
About This Book
An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical—and not so typical—middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and his annoying older sister. In addition, he speculates about professional wrestling for animals, wonders why no one makes scratch-and-sniff fart stickers, designs the ultimate roller coaster (complete with poisonous spiders), and deconstructs the origin...
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