Best Nerds Forever
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- Author：James Patterson
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Summary
Finn McAllister was a normal middle school nerd--now he’s a ghost with a big mystery to solve
One minute， Finn was biking home from school， and the next， he was run off the road by a maniac in a big van。 Now， he's a ghost。 He can do lots of fun things， like try every ice cream flavor in the store， sneak up on people， and play as many video games as he wants。 Finn even has a new ghost friend， Isabella， to show him the ropes。 But he also has a lot of BIG questions， like: who wanted him dead？ And can he stop the maniac from striking again？
Packed with hilarious moments， epic friendships， and fun art， Best Nerds Forever celebrates the nerd in each of us and the joy of living life to its fullest。
One minute， Finn was biking home from school， and the next， he was run off the road by a maniac in a big van。 Now， he's a ghost。 He can do lots of fun things， like try every ice cream flavor in the store， sneak up on people， and play as many video games as he wants。 Finn even has a new ghost friend， Isabella， to show him the ropes。 But he also has a lot of BIG questions， like: who wanted him dead？ And can he stop the maniac from striking again？
Packed with hilarious moments， epic friendships， and fun art， Best Nerds Forever celebrates the nerd in each of us and the joy of living life to its fullest。
Reviews
Zombi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I think I was expecting more of a mystery？ Or like， some way he could communicate with his friends to solve his death？ The story was classic middle grade with male protagonist （complete with fart jokes， video games， and being borderline creepy about girls）。 I'm 100% not the target audience for this， I was intrigued by the major plot points （of the main character starting off dead and trying to figure out who killed him） but it was kinda boring and the epilogue was， I think a failed attempt at a I think I was expecting more of a mystery？ Or like， some way he could communicate with his friends to solve his death？ The story was classic middle grade with male protagonist （complete with fart jokes， video games， and being borderline creepy about girls）。 I'm 100% not the target audience for this， I was intrigued by the major plot points （of the main character starting off dead and trying to figure out who killed him） but it was kinda boring and the epilogue was， I think a failed attempt at a happy ending？ Like I guess， but how？ Why？ I guess I was hoping for more of a mystery/adventure。 Again， not the target audience。 I think middle grade kids （and kids who like James Patterson） would defiantly enjoy this book， even though it was， I think， a little heavy obviously with the main characters being dead。 I just wish it was handled a bit better and made a bit more exciting。 。。。more
Krissy Neddo
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Good start， short chapters with cliff hanger endings will draw in readers。 But dragged a bit， was didactic in parts， and the "Oh yeah， I'm dead and。。。" repeats got old fast。 Good start， short chapters with cliff hanger endings will draw in readers。 But dragged a bit， was didactic in parts， and the "Oh yeah， I'm dead and。。。" repeats got old fast。 。。。more
Logan DeShazer
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I loved it the ending was so unexpected like WOW 10/10 is there gonna be a second book I Really want to know！！！
anna ✩
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4。5 stars！ This was a super fast paced， entertaining and emotional read。 I don’t know what I expected going into it， but it wasn’t to tear up on multiple occasions。 This is a beautiful and fun story that raises some strong points about what it really feels like to be alive， in a way that’s not heavy and very easy to stick with you。 To me the epilogue felt a little bit like a cop out - even though it was probably just meant to be seen as a happy ending。 It’s a personal preference of mine and so t 4。5 stars！ This was a super fast paced， entertaining and emotional read。 I don’t know what I expected going into it， but it wasn’t to tear up on multiple occasions。 This is a beautiful and fun story that raises some strong points about what it really feels like to be alive， in a way that’s not heavy and very easy to stick with you。 To me the epilogue felt a little bit like a cop out - even though it was probably just meant to be seen as a happy ending。 It’s a personal preference of mine and so that was what brought this down from a 5 star read。 However this is a beautiful story and so so good。 It kept me so hooked that I read it all in one sitting。 。。。more
Abby
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Super impressed with the overall arc of this story。。。。 I kept waiting for a major twist （which did， in fact， come in the epilogue）， but I was impressed that the authors hung with the complicated topics of fear and death。 At times， I was bothered by the other characters' reactions to Finn's death， and I do wish that Finn's grandfather would have had a more prominent and nuanced presence in the story。 However， the authors kept everything light enough for a older elementary student to process。。。。 t Super impressed with the overall arc of this story。。。。 I kept waiting for a major twist （which did， in fact， come in the epilogue）， but I was impressed that the authors hung with the complicated topics of fear and death。 At times， I was bothered by the other characters' reactions to Finn's death， and I do wish that Finn's grandfather would have had a more prominent and nuanced presence in the story。 However， the authors kept everything light enough for a older elementary student to process。。。。 these types of books are usually reserved for middle/high schoolers， but younger kids could benefit so much from exposure to these intense storylines （i。e。 death）。 I also enjoyed the overall message of enjoying the small moments in life。 I can see this one being really popular with my 4th/5th graders， and there is certainly a lot to discuss。 Would be a good book club selection。 。。。more
Carol
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Best nerds forever by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein ; narrated by Mark Sanderlin。 This middle grade novel was fun， but it also stressed some serious points， the main one being not to let fears control and waste your life。 Finn was a likeable character and a good friend despite usually being on the periphery， watching his friends enjoy themselves。 It also showed what good friends he had to let him be who he was and not force him to do what he didn’t want to do or ridicule him when h Best nerds forever by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein ; narrated by Mark Sanderlin。 This middle grade novel was fun， but it also stressed some serious points， the main one being not to let fears control and waste your life。 Finn was a likeable character and a good friend despite usually being on the periphery， watching his friends enjoy themselves。 It also showed what good friends he had to let him be who he was and not force him to do what he didn’t want to do or ridicule him when he wouldn’t fully participate。 He meets another girl like him， and they become friends and grow to overcome their fears together。 It was a fun and uplifting book。 The narrator did a great job as well， voicing the various characters and causing no confusion as to who was speaking。 I thank Libro。fm for the chance to listen to and review this audio book。 。。。more
Lizanne Johnson
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Middle grade， death， letting go I’m curious about what the kids will say after reading this。
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Better now than never！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Joy Kirr
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The only thing that kept me listening （free LibroFM choice for educators） was the short chapters - classic James Patterson。 It really wasn't about the group of friends， and I really didn't get to know the characters well， either。 （Also， the epilogue。。。 seriously？！） Anyway， lessons preached - take those （safe） risks， and live your life。 The only thing that kept me listening （free LibroFM choice for educators） was the short chapters - classic James Patterson。 It really wasn't about the group of friends， and I really didn't get to know the characters well， either。 （Also， the epilogue。。。 seriously？！） Anyway， lessons preached - take those （safe） risks， and live your life。 。。。more
Sam
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange of an honest review。 All opinions are my own！*I honestly don’t know what do say about this book。 It felt like it skipped around a lot， which made it super confusing。 I felt that for a middle grade book， the content was a little too heavy。 Reading a book as an adult about kids dying and becoming ghosts was hard。 It gets really emotional。 I don’t know that this was a good choice for a middle grade book。I do think that it fits in middle *I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange of an honest review。 All opinions are my own！*I honestly don’t know what do say about this book。 It felt like it skipped around a lot， which made it super confusing。 I felt that for a middle grade book， the content was a little too heavy。 Reading a book as an adult about kids dying and becoming ghosts was hard。 It gets really emotional。 I don’t know that this was a good choice for a middle grade book。I do think that it fits in middle grade writing style wise though。 The content just didn’t fit to me。I did like parts of the story though。 I think some of the supernatural concepts the author added to the story made it unique。Overall， this book was just okay。 I don’t think it’s a super appropriate book for a middle grade age reader。 The writing style fits middle grade， but to me I don’t think the content does。 。。。more
Tony Barrow
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*Received this book from Goodreads Giveaway*Meh。 Well， to be fair， I mostly liked the book for the true content but the Epilogue （last two pages） ruined the whole book for me！ Major eye roll ending， hence the two stars。I get it's a YA book， but it was very repetitive。I died， dead， dead， met a dead girl， did I mention we are still dead。 We get it already。I will be donating the book to our local little library。 *Received this book from Goodreads Giveaway*Meh。 Well， to be fair， I mostly liked the book for the true content but the Epilogue （last two pages） ruined the whole book for me！ Major eye roll ending， hence the two stars。I get it's a YA book， but it was very repetitive。I died， dead， dead， met a dead girl， did I mention we are still dead。 We get it already。I will be donating the book to our local little library。 。。。more
Donna
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Fast paced with short chapters - narrated by Finn who is dead。 After an accident on his bike sends him over the cliff， Finn is floating in the almost afterlife - not quite sent over as he has unfinished business。 He wants to find out who was driving the van that sent him over the edge。 He meets a girl who also has unfinished business and together they try to get closure so they can pass over。Humor， friendship， and family。
Nikki
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This is a great middle school ghost story mixed with humor about not letting fear control your life。 Jump in that lake！ Go up in that helicopter！ Talk to that pretty girl or cute boy！
Lauren
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A fun middle grade read with an unexpected twist at the end。
Kerry
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I think kids will love this。 Finn is biking home when forced off the road。 He steers towards the bushes at the side of the road， but ends up dying on the sharp rocks at the bottom of an embankment。 He comes back as a ghost who sees his family and friends having his funeral。 His "ghost" life goes on and he before he can go on he decides to solve the mystery of who forced him off the road on his bright orange bike。 He also decided to help the ghost of a missing girl so she can also move on。 Finn s I think kids will love this。 Finn is biking home when forced off the road。 He steers towards the bushes at the side of the road， but ends up dying on the sharp rocks at the bottom of an embankment。 He comes back as a ghost who sees his family and friends having his funeral。 His "ghost" life goes on and he before he can go on he decides to solve the mystery of who forced him off the road on his bright orange bike。 He also decided to help the ghost of a missing girl so she can also move on。 Finn sees the sad parts of his parents and friends grieving， but there are lots of fun parts where Finn is able to do the things ghosts can do to unsuspecting friends。 。。。more
Dara Yoder
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Cute book！ Adventure， mystery， ghostly and quirky！ Unlike most of his books， but my younger kids will enjoy！ Thanks to Libro。fm for the ARC。 #bookposse
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusFinn is biking home when a sinister， dark van starts to follow him on a treacherous road， and when he dives into bushes at the side of the road to escape it， he ends up going over a steep embankment and dying on the rocks below。 He comes back as a ghost and gets to see his family and friends grieving and having his funeral， and meets his grandfather， who is not exactly helpful in solving the mystery of why Finn is a ghost。 He suspects that the older brother of a b E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusFinn is biking home when a sinister， dark van starts to follow him on a treacherous road， and when he dives into bushes at the side of the road to escape it， he ends up going over a steep embankment and dying on the rocks below。 He comes back as a ghost and gets to see his family and friends grieving and having his funeral， and meets his grandfather， who is not exactly helpful in solving the mystery of why Finn is a ghost。 He suspects that the older brother of a boy who has bullied him might have been driving， and decides that in order to move on， he needs to solve the mystery。 While hanging out at his school， he meets Isabella， the ghost of a teen girl who had gone missing and was never found。 She doesn't remember as much about the human realm after so much time has elapsed， so Finn helps her as well。 He sees his father being very angry with Finn， and blaming video games on his son's demise。 Will Finn be able to put both his and Isabella's lives to right so that they can move on。 Strengths: Patterson's "jimmy" books are always popular， even when they are titles that I'm not very fond of， such as Pottymouth and Stoopid。 （Which I did buy， and which kids do read。 Sigh。） Finn is a pleasant enough character， and he has good intentions for helping his own family and Isabella。 The two work together to solve the mysteries。 There's some fun scenes of Finn capitalizing on his ghostly qualities。 He realizes that his untimely demise was caused not by someone evil， but by his own fear。 This is similar to Fry's recent Ghosted。 Weaknesses: This was very sad， and the scenes with Finn's father destroying his gaming station were heart wrenching。 This did take a bit of a twist at the ended that made it not quite as sad。What I really think: Like this team's I Funny books， this is not really all that funny。 Maybe it's just me， and others are not as bothered by children dying and coming back as ghosts。 When it is children who died in the past and come back as murderous ghosts， I'm totally fine with that， but somehow modern children dying strikes me the wrong way。 Doesn't matter what I think: this will be a popular title among readers who like this imprint。 Available in paper over board format that will last ten years， tops。 。。。more
Heidi Butler
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My 8 year old was hooked， excellent book！！
Polly
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Great little book！ Finn and his new friend Isabella are “newly departed” and join together to discover the reasons why they have “unfinished business” on earth。 As they attempt to help each other complete their earthly business we learn about their friends & family。
Becky
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Review to come soon
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First review I think dawg
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