The over-the-top humor and madcap situations will please kids looking for comedy, and the cinematic pacing and episodic structure is tailor-made for kids who prefer to read in bite-size pieces. Frequent black-and-white spot illustrations add even more whimsy to the proceedings.

Booklist

Powers's action-packed novel starts off at a jog and keeps the pace quick all the way through. . . . An entertaining choice for reluctant readers.

School Library Journal

The writing is clever and the action-packed pacing makes for swift page turning.

BCCB

An entertaining riff on the idea that supposed faults can actually be assets, as well as the rewards of finding friends in surprising places.

Publishers Weekly