The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other)

You guys.  This is one of my all time favorite middle school chapters books.  Well, now, anyways since it wasn't around when I was a kid. I lead a book club for fifth graders.  The teacher requires the books to be a specific lexile (in our case 800-1200), the girls wanted a humorous book, and I really wanted a strong female lead.  I love the classics like Old Yeller and The Hatchet, but I really wanted to highlight a strong, goal oriented, capable female.  After some googling, I came up with "The Tapper Twins Go to War (with each other)" by Geoff Rodkey.  This book is pure genius.  It exposes the kids to a genre that many fifth graders aren't exposed to: Oral History.  Oral History - and the kids loved it!  Also, it met the other requirements I was looking for, huge bonus.The story highlights the excitement of a prank war between two twin siblings.  In between the bouts of goofiness were the more serious aspects of a war history, such as the guilt brought on by doing such awful acts to each other and hearing the cries of those affected negatively by the actions.  However, the book was gentle enough that I felt comfortable having them read those parts alone at home and then facilitating a real discussion while in group about the correlation to real war.  They grasped the meaning but kept their sweet innocence in tact.  What I disliked: Nothing.  I HIGHLY recommend this book for middle school students.What I liked: Everything! I loved the humor, I loved how the female lead was preparing herself to run for president some day, I loved the genuine niceness of the male lead, I loved the oral history aspect of this book, I loved how modern it is, and I loved that five out of the six girls I had in the group literally begged for the next Tapper Twins book in the series to be our next in Book Club.  Serious win.

Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each other)?!?! This book is amazing! Perfect for learning how to respect- haha! This book is about two twins going to war with each other,and-a satisfied sigh-it’s amazing! First, fish, next, fight, then, new game, next, hack and kill Reese and Xander, and FINALLY, because of that, Claudia got suspended from school and got a police record. Although this book may need some tweaking, like when Claudia made a word that doesn’t exist, it’s still a great book.Have a wonderful day!InvisibleDeathHaha! Just kidding.Charlotte

PLEASE read the whole review, and please PRESS the helpful button thanks 😊This is a very good book. The tapper twins are hilarious 😆. This is an amazing book for middle school kids. I’m in 5th grade right now, and I ❤️ this book. The whole book is about two twins (Claudia and Reese) who are pulling pranks on each other.It has some words that are abbreviated (examples. v = very, ur = your, u = you, srsly = seriously.) Overall it’s a AMAZING 🤩 book, and I LOVE the Tapper Twins series.-Pippa 🤠

It was a great book and easy read for my 10 year old!

This book was pretty good, but it wasn't written that well. The margin notes appeared oddly as an ebook and was confusing to read. There was also a problem of a story line. The book ended odly and they made up in like 2 pages and didn't make sense, as there was no reson really for why they made up. It was good though because the book was interesting to read and ended up having a lot of funny jokes. It was good and all, especially because it was cheap. I wouldn't buy it if it was $9.99 instead of $5.99.

We have both the audiobooks and hard cover book. We personally love these series and feel that the story and issues are very entertaining and relevant. These series appeal to both boys as well as girls because the twins are fraternal twins and each Tapper Twin are different in personality and temperament. If you want a new chapter book series to discover, my 10 year old son will highly recommend these books! It’s been his favorite series that he’s reread and listen to over and over.

This is a remarkably funny and well-done book. Hovering between graphic novel and novel, this book is an excellent example of this new genre of junior fiction, aimed at the reluctant reader (lots of font changes to denote texting, or dialogue, or emails; lots of pictures and cartoon drawings illustrating hysterical details, which expand the narrative). I laughed out loud when I read this to my identical twins, and was delighted to see the one who is more of a reluctant reader grab the book, read ahead, and re-read the book several times. Even my older, Reader son enjoyed this one. We are eagerly awaiting the sequel, to be released this Fall.

I had to buy this book for the cute factor because it's not everyday you come across a book with your last name on it. I read it aloud to my 8 year old daughter and her and I absolutely loved it. It's a witty, adorable, timely, and action-packed book for young readers. Although, I will say that it is probably more ideally suited for kids a little older as my daughter hasn't yet learned about some of the historical references mentioned throughout. We are looking forward to the next installment in the series!

I am 9 years old I loved the book it was very detailed funny and AWSOME I am SOOOO happy you wrote so many

Really perfect for moving on from The Wimpy Kid books.

Arrivato subito in ottime condizioni. Ai miei figli, avidi lettori in inglese, questa collana piace molto

A mi hija la ha encantado. En cuanto a contenidos, su lectura le produce carcajadas.Por otra parte, la letra del texto es pequeña y no muy marcada, lo que dificulta la lectura y exige mayor esfuerzo visual.

Un libro perfecto para hija de 10 años. Lo terminó en pocos días. Normalmente no le gusta mucho leer, pero me pidió que comprara todos los demás libros de esta serie.