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Author: Barbara Cohen |
Editorial Review:
Thirteen-year-old Vic hates Hebrew school and is indifferent to his upcoming bar mitzvah, until he is suddenly disallowed from participating in either.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
An Adult Viewpoint: 
Who could resist this title? Victor Abrams is the king. To begin with, he's the best looking boy in seventh grade. He's the most popular. He has the respect of his peers, if not his teachers. Because of Vic's belligerent attitude, teachers at Hebrew School don't like him.
The feeling is mutual. Vic doesn't understand why he must go through boring religious training. He resents the bar mitzvah his parents insist upon, even though they disagree about everything else. Since they divorced, Vic lives with...more info
An Average Book: 
This book was very interesting. I didn't find it very good. It is about a boy named victor Abrams he has to prepare fir his Bar Mitzvah by going to Hebrew school. The Hebrew school he goes to is named new Hebron. He doesn't want to go through the whole Bar Mitzvah experience. He has a plan to get out of it. He thinks that if he acts up in class he will be kicked out of school and won't have to do a Bar Mitzvah. Later in the book he figures out he is not Jewish. He has to make a decision to convert or not....more info
King of the Seventh Grade - this book rocks:
A boy named Victor goes to Hebrew School and hates it! He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and hopes that he will get thrown out of Hebrew School for them. He doesn't get thrown out though. But one day he finds out that he's not Jewish. I would recommend this book and, if you read it, you will find out if he converts or not. You probably think he won't because he hates Hebrew School so much, but you might be surprised. I learned a lesson from this book which was: if you hate something, you might change...more info
Jewish Disaster:
Jewish DisasterThe book I read was King of the Seventh Grade. The book is about a boy named Vic who is thirteen. Vic hates Hebrew school he insults and annoys the teacher. The teacher sends Vic to the rabbi who has a meeting with Vic�s parents. Vic and the Rabbi find out the worst or the greatest news of Vics life. When he has to make the biggest decision of his life he has some troubles. Will the outcome of the story be a good one?
I did not like this book because I like books with a lot of action...more info
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