Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Stupid fast is playwright geoff herbachs first book for young adults. Fifteenyearold felton reinstein has always been on the smallish side, but in his sophomore year he starts growing. Herbachs book is a recommended read, i cant wait to see what my students think, since this is a reading olympic book selection.
You also wondered how the stories main character felton was able to get through his daily life after dealing with his little brother, andrew, and their mother, who they call jerri. May 01, 20 the whirlwind of a wedding, college visits, prom, and the last few months of senior year provides an excellent backdrop for this final book about lara jean. In im with stupid, our beloved felton is a senior in high school, and is pressured with stress. Read stupid fast online by geoff herbach books free 30day. Buy a cheap copy of stupid fast book by geoff herbach.
Books and abject stupidity with a selection of really stupid book titles, and with their covers to prove it. Jun 01, 2011 suddenly tall, muscular and stupid fast, he has been invited by the highschool football coach to work out with the team with the understanding that he may win a position come fall. Stupid fast reinstein brothers, book 1 by geoff herbach. Felton reinstein is a wimpy kid who is 15 years old and only has two friends named gus and peter. Stupid fast by geoff herbach climax felton begins to date the beautiful playing the piano and he is happier than ever. No ones more shocked than shy 15yearold felton reinstein himself when he undergoes a tremendous growth spurt. Felton reinstein me my name is felton reinstein, which is not a fast name. I mean i really like this type of book that has a sporty feel in it and i liked it but i was really bored. Praise for stupid fasta rare mix of raw honesty and hilarity.
Download read stupid fast 2011 by geoff herbach in pdf. Tap as fast as you can to run away from the safety. Set in wisconsin during the summer before junior year of highschool, the story follows felton reinstein, an awkward 15yearold outcast who experiences a rapid growth spurt that turns him into a popular star athlete overnight. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of stupid fast by geoff herbach. My name is felton reinstein, which is not a fast name.
Create a fakebook page to include personal status, friends, and at least two written postsconversations among their friends about one of the themes of the book. But last november, my voice finally dropped and i grew all this hair and then i got stupid fast. About the author geoff herbach young adult fiction radio comedy shows tours rock clubs telling weird stories teaches creative writing at minnesota state, mankato. Now im sure youll all be rushing off to amazon or your local book store immediately after reading this in search of these absolute classic books.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. We are not always able to make our books available worldwide. The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog what if. Sep 22, 2014 stupid fast booktrailer brendan mejorada. Throughout this book felton tries to cope with an unsettling mother, an emotional younger brother, trying to fit in with the honkies, make the football team, and most importantly find himeself. His classmates immediately notice and he is recruited to the track and football teams. Peter bognanni, author of the house of tomorrowi am not stupid funny. The characters ping from event to event with emotions always at the forefront. Teenage offspring of the herondales, carstairs, fairchilds, and other angeldescended nephilim continue their families demonfighting ways amid a round of elegant london balls, soirees, salons, picnics, and romantic.
This book shows the struggle of one teenage boy, felton, who deals with social anxiety and a difficult home life. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. I was very disappointed in the fact that this is a 201220 peach award nominated book. Fenton is a below average high school boy that can run stupid fast. The anecdotes are taken directly from the stupid book. Within the first 25 pages i was bored with the book and a little confused from the different writing style the author uses. Hairstyles of the damned, joe meno the perks of being a wallflower, stephen chbosky stupid fast, geoff. Stupid fast and nothing special made me feel the same way, but im with stupid packs a more emotional punch, at least it did for me. Just before his sixteenth birthday, felton reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, pickedon boy with the nickname of squirrel nut to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his familys past and current problems. It was a page turner andeveryrime you finished one page the book would leave you wanting to know what happened next. This was also a type of book that i was not really willing to read. It takes a tole on felton and his younger brother, andrew. The book is about the life of felton reinstein, his development from a joke to a jock, and his life with his family and other people in his community.
Then, during sophomore year, i got tall and huge and so fast the gym teachers in their tight shorts fell all over themselves. Now they want me, the guy they used to call squirrel nut, to try out for the football team. For one thing, his father committed suicide and, as a lad, felton is the one who found him all revealed on the first page. Stupid fast book deschutes public library bibliocommons. Stupid fast by geoff herbach discussion guide based on common core standards enrich your book discussion group with these discussion questions and delve deeper into the issues presented in stupid fast. Jerri, a widow that has two children is slowly going insane because her husband committed suicide. The mixture of serious emotions, life changing discoveries, and all out humor, made stupid fast a book that i simply couldnt set down. Praise for stupid fast a rare mix of raw honesty and hilarity. His mother, jerri, acts as if she came straight from the 70s and is overcome with a spiraling depression that only gets worse.
It is pressing down on his shoulders, and there is so much stress, he might just be. When he is at football is the only time you can separate the two. After dusting the football jocks in a race, felton marvels at his new athletic ability. This theme comes up a lot in the book stupid fast when he over come many obstacles. But he relized he doesnt care what other think about him because he knows hes stupid fast. The upper classmen used to call me squirrel nut, because i was little and jumpy. The book is divided into several dozen chapters, most. The reinstein family is having a somewhat normal year for the first time in awhile. Theres not a lot of football in stupid fast, but reluctant readers should take to it anyway thanks to the beguiling voice of protagonist felton reinstein.
His sudden popularity is marred by his mothers equally abrupt bout of depression and his little brother andrews intense anger about it. He never thought he could get a girl like aleah, but when he did, he was the. A moving yet hilarious comingofage novel about a reluctant athlete just trying to make it through high school i am not stupid funny. Stupid fast by geoff herbach by damien duff on prezi.
In late november in wisconsin, his voice finally drops, he grows a bunch of hair, gets taller, and turns 16. Caris book blog herback is at this peak limning the confusion and frustration of a young man who no longer recognizes his own body, and feltons selfdeprecation take on his newly awarded alist status is funny and compelling. When you first come across this book and you do what you typically shouldnt do, judge the book by its cover, youd think this novel is about a higschool football player with nothing more than in interest in sports and girls. Stupid fast reinstein brothers, book 1 by geoff herbach book cover, description, publication history. I dont mean the story, because thats really different from john greens books i just mean the style and the feel of the book. Stupid fast felton reinstein trilogy book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Stupid fast is a 2011 young adult novel written by american author geoff herbach. Stupid fast is about as poorly written as the title sounds. Caris book blog herback is at this peak limning the confusion and frustration of a young man who no longer recognizes his own body, and feltons selfdeprecation take on his newly awarded a. What if serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical. But oh my gosh this book was so great im with stupid was a spectacular ending to felton reinsteins hilarious journey, stupid fast.
The book is about the life of felton reinstein, his development from a joke to a jock, and his life. Peter bognanni,author of the house of tomorrowi am not stupid funny. Nothing special is the second book in the stupid fast trilogy. But then andrew starts to stay in his room by himself a lot and it worries felton and jerri. It is better for him to over come a lot of obstacles because this makes him a stronger person. Praise stupid fast rare honesty hilarity stupid fast stupid good. Stupid fast felton reinstein trilogy by herbach, geoff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Now they want me, the guy they used to call squirrel nut, to. I picked this picture because you can see there are lots of obsatcles in the way and this is exactly what felton had to over come in the book stupid fast. Production begins in new yorks hudson valley in the summer of 2015. The book is divided into several dozen chapters, most of which are devoted to answering a unique question. For one thing, his father committed suicide and, as a lad. Suddenly tall, muscular and stupid fast, he has been invited by the highschool football coach to work out with the team with the understanding.
The most stupid book titles ever the vandal aka derek. See the complete stupid fast series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Stupid fast is geoffs debut novel and i can say this is the most pleasant surprise so far this year. I know this final installment of feltons story will really speak to teen readers, especially the teens who feel the pressure to succeed in anything, not just sports. In the begging of the book he felt stupid and all alone. Yes while taking the physical fitness test in his p. The movie based on the book stupid fast, by geoff herbach. What if serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions is a nonfiction book by randall munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his webcomic, xkcd. Stupid fast by geoff herbach overdrive rakuten overdrive. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Now that her oldest boy is growing up and is starting to look a lot like him, she breaks down in the middle of summer and stops being a mom by, laying in bed always, not going to the grocery store, and not taking care of her kids at all. His father left his family, and now has a new family. Stupid fast conveys so many emotions its sad and funny and heartwarming and hopeful and honest and raw, all at the same time, just like john greens books. The stupid fast book series by geoff herbach includes books stupid fast, nothing special, and im with stupid.
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