In Spaceheadz, or as they say in the book, SPHDZ, Michael K., a fifth grader new to the school and worried about fitting in, is followed by two weird kids named Jennifer and Bob. They say they are SPHDZ from another planet, and the class hamster is their leader. They want Michael K. to become a SPHDZ and help them get 3.14 million people to become SPHDZ so that Earth doesn’t get turned off.
I thought Spaceheadz was hilarious, especially how the SPHDZ say things from commercials.
Standing in the cleaning-products aisle, Michael K. realized that he was in deep trouble. This morning he had only been worried about fitting in at his new school. Now he was worried that three Spaceheadz were going to use him to take over the world. With paper towels and detergent.
“Yes!” Bob called. “Charmin! We must also use this. It is ultrastrong! And it also makes bears very happy.”
Michael K. took the Charmin from Bob. “What? No. This is toilet paper! What are you talking about?”
“It makes bears happy,” said Bob. “We will use it to make Earth persons happy and want to be Spaceheadz.” (pages 74-75 in the ARC)
My favorite character was Jennifer because she would pick up pencils and eat them. My favorite chapter was the one where Major Fluffy, the hamster, talks because he can’t really talk. I would give this book 5 stars and recommend it to anyone who wants to laugh. I just took Book #2 out of the library.
Disclosure: We received a copy of Spaceheadz (SPHDZ Book #1) from Simon & Schuster for review purposes. My mom is an IndieBound affiliate and an Amazon associate.
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This sounds like a book my son would love. He’s currently into Captain Underpants but will eventually outgrow that and move to middle grade books like this one. Thanks for the review!
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The Girl still enjoys Captain Underpants, even though I think she’s almost done with them. She’s starting to read more books like those by Wendy Mass and mixing them in with these types of books. She really loves the action and the humor.
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I thought this book was a riot. Not sure that Booking Daughter read it, but I did save it for Booking Son! I just know he’s going to love it! Great review — THE GIRL!
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I read a few chapters, but I put it down to read other things, but The Girl couldn’t wait to finish it. Since you really enjoyed it, I’ll have to pick it up again at some point.
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I agree with The Girl – this book was loads of fun! I loved it when the characters repeated things they heard in commercials.
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That was pretty funny. Not sure The Girl got all of the references, but she got enough of them to find it funny.
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Lol, the hamster their leader 😀 Sounds like a fun book. Nice review The Girl
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The hamster is hilarious!
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I like how the hamster is their leader!
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You should see the chapter in his voice. Ridiculously fun!
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Terrific review! This sounds like a fun book. Hmmm. . .maybe we should snack on pencils. 🙂
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Hey, The Girl already chews on hers. Why not go all the way? LOL
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Nice review! The book sounds like fun 🙂
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I looks like a lot of fun. I can’t wait for her thoughts on book 2.
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My students love this book and I can’t keep Book 1 or 2 on the shelves!! Great review!
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She’s still reading book 2. She has a hard time lately concentrating on one book, but I keep encouraging her to go back to it because you said it’s popular at your school. 😉
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I love how your daughter is learning to review books at an early age. I love reading her thoughts.
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Thanks, Diane! I’m always encouraging her to read, and I hope she continues as she grows older.
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