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The Giggler Treatment

Do you deserve The Giggler Treatment?

by Roddy Doyle, Illustrated by Brian Ajhar
ISBN: 0-439-16299-8
Scholastic Press / Arthur A. Levine Books
(800) SCHOLASTIC
Copyright 2000
112 pages, hardcover
ages 8 - 12
$14.95 (US), $21.99 (Canada)

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The Giggler Treatment is a hilarious romp. This fiction book for kids ages 8 - 12 stretches minds and bends imaginations. I dare parents and their children to experience Roddy Doyle's first book for children! There's no way you can keep a straight face while reading this outstanding book.

"This book rocks," my 9-year-old son proclaimed and I must say so myself. Uniquely humorous. Utterly amazing. A knee-slapping adventure! One-of-a-kind! One must go on and on about The Giggler Treatment. Best-selling author J.K. Rowling proclaimed, "Roddy Doyle is an absolute genius!" Well said, J.K.!

Although this may be author Doyle's first dabbling in fiction, he's a prize-winning author of books such as A Star Called Henry, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, The Commitments, and The Woman Who Walking into Doors.

By reading this book, you can answer such questions as:

What are the Gigglers and why do they follow children? What happens when adults are being unfair (or mean) to children? What is The Giggler Treatment?

You'll realize that Rover, a family dog, plays a big role in this book. Just a hint, after reading this book, you'll step a little more cautiously when you go outside. Not that you deserve The Giggler Treatment! It's just a warning!