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| ROTTEN SCHOOL by R.L. Stine |
Fast Facts
- No one knows Belzer's first name, not even the principal --- maybe not even his parents.
- Rotten School fifth grader Eric Spindlebag has won at least three essay contests this year, with exciting titles like: "Please Go Away and Leave Me Alone," "What Do I Win" and "Whatever."
- Headmaster Upchuck's house is surrounded by barbed wire.
- Coach Bunz's missing car is buried behind the football field.
- No one is quite sure whether Bernie's friend Beast is human or not. He sleeps on the floor, chases squirrels and walks on all fours. Mrs. Heinie keeps him on a leash in class. What do YOU think?
- Wes Upgood is so cool that no one in school knows what he's talking about. "Jack of Diamonds, man" and "Silver dollars --- no change." Uh, what did he say?
- Billy the Brain thinks that Walt Disney was president of the United States, H2O stands for salt and South Dakota is the capital of Illinois. Hmmm…maybe he needs a new nickname!
- Bernie's lineup against the Pushovers football team includes Chipmunk, Nosebleed, a blind quarterback and a kid who tries to get running directions from MapQuest.
- The star attraction at the Lousy Town Zoo is a three-legged elephant.
- Every Rotten School book comes with stickers. Now you can plaster your notebook with sayings like: "I'm a Rotten Student" and "This Notebook has been Quarantined --- don't open till June."
- There's a mini-Bernie hiding out in the first grade: he has red hair, freckles, a smart mouth --- and he likes getting splashed with water balloons. Keep an eye out for him in future books!
- The second grade choir has a new name: the Stone-Faced Zombie Cannibals
- Flora and Fauna Peevish are identical twins, but there's a way to tell them apart: Fauna is the one on the left.
- Nurse Hanley really believes that skittles are vitamin pills!
- At PPP (Preppy Prep Prep), shoelaces are worn inside the shoes.
- PPP headmaster Snute likes to fish; he keeps an aquarium in his office so he can fish any time he wants!
- The Rotten Bus has two broken windows and an "I brake for chicken nuggets" sign on the back. No wonder Bernie wants one of those Ferrari scooters!
- The Battle of Rotten Town took place in 1650.
- Bernie's henchman, Feenman, has an unusual hobby: painting things red.
- Rotten School does NOT have a Pick-Your-Nose-and-Eat-It club...at least not yet.
- The best thing about Nutty Nutty bars is that they stick to your teeth for days, so it's like you're eating them over and over again. The second best thing is the slogan that goes along with them: They're so nutty, they make you nutty too.
- Other famous Rotten School alumni include the woman who has a knitting needle stuck in her nose and the man who invented diapers for horses.
- B.A. Gool's biggest film ever, Help! It's Stuck On My Foot, was inspired by a late night swim in Pooper's Pond. A jellyfish-like creature latched on to the bottom of his foot --- and 20 years later, he's still wearing it!
- The I.B. Rotten games, held every year, include events in horseback riding, archery, rowing, horseshoes, volleyball and bending Bernie into a pretzel. Oh, wait --- that last event is only being held this year.
- Bernie is a member of both the Wildlife club and the Wake Up at Dawn club...two good reasons for him to be scrambling across campus before 6 a.m.
- Chef Baloney considers monkey brains to be a fantastic treat...at least in some parts of the world!
- Principal Upchuck's house is warm and welcoming for Rotten School students. It's guarded by a barbed-wire fence, huge poison ivy bushes and two snarling guard dogs!
- R.L. Stine's books are banned from the Rotten School library because they're filled with (gasp) lies!
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