The Good Stuff Rachel described it as Godfather for middle school & that is exactly what it is - well without the violent deaths of course Dialogue is hilarious fast paced, exciting and funny story that middle school boys will lap up Good message of friendship and trusting and being their for each other Would be great book to talk about for Grade 5/6 classrooms Discusses problems faced by those from lower income families The premise is wonderfully unique Likeable characters that most kids can relate to The Not So Good Stuff Drags a wee bit, might turn off the more reluctant reader Bullies are put in an almost postive light at times Favorite Quotes/Passages "By "they" I mean every kid in the school. First graders up to eighth graders. Everyone comes to me for help, and most of the time I'm happy to provide it. For a small fee of course." "There are teachers who monitor the halls, but I've found over the years that most teachers are pretty clueless when it comes to how things work among kids. They are never around when the real stuff comes down." "Plus, he used "please" and "thank you" more than any kids I knew, and those words were like drugs to adults." Who Should/Shouldn't Read Middle grade boys will love this Even good for middle school girls Adult readers will get tons of giggles with the thinly veiled Godfather plot points and dialogue A must have for middle school libraries 4 Dewey's I picked this up at OLA last year and hadn't gotten around to reading it till now