| Sneakers -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Contests -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Humorous fiction. |
| Fiction. |
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Determined to win the World s Stinkiest Sneakers title, 10-year-old Colin has spent weeks making sure that his sneakers were as absolutely disgusting as they could possibly be. But now they are missing!  This is good fun that begs a sequel. --BL.
Author Notes
Eve Bunting was born in 1928 in Maghera, Ireland, as Anne Evelyn Bunting. She graduated from Northern Ireland's Methodist College in Belfast in 1945 and then studied at Belfast's Queen's College. She emigrated with her family in 1958 to California, and became a naturalized citizen in 1969.
That same year, she began her writing career, and in 1972, her first book, "The Two Giants" was published. In 1976, "One More Flight" won the Golden Kite Medal, and in 1978, "Ghost of Summer" won the Southern California's Council on Literature for Children and Young People's Award for fiction. "Smokey Night" won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1995 and "Winter's Coming" was voted one of the 10 Best Books of 1977 by the New York Times.
Bunting is involved in many writer's organizations such as P.E.N., The Authors Guild, the California Writer's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers. She has published stories in both Cricket, and Jack and Jill Magazines, and has written over 150 books in various genres such as children's books, contemporary, historic and realistic fiction, poetry, nonfiction and humor.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-5-The Slam Dunker company is sponsoring a contest-the kid who produces the stinkiest sneakers will win three pairs of prized Slam Dunkers. The footwear must be made smelly by natural means, and Colin, coached by his friend Webster, knows them all-no socks, jogging, sleeping with the sneakers on, no washing of feet, etc. Colin has his mind on other things, too, like Poppy Roginski, the prettiest girl in his class. Missing sneakers, false accusations, and good intentions gone awry all play a part in the story; in the end, it is Poppy who wins the contest, along with Colin's heart. As its title suggests, this book is nasty and stinky-and because of that-children will love it. Bunting's dialogue is on target, and although the story is light, it has some twists that will keep readers hooked.-Dot Minzer, North Barrington School, Barrington, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 4-6. Bunting's latest story banks on the idea that middle-graders will love the thought of disgustingly grungy sneakers--and they probably will. Colin thinks he has a good chance to win a prize for his smelly shoes, which are so foul that his mom won't even let them in the house. Even Bruno, the bulldog belonging to Mr. Sabaton upstairs, is awed. When the sneakers inexplicably vanish, Colin, convinced it's rival Jack Dunn's doing, decides to retaliate by stealing Jack's reeking shoes. Imagine Colin's surprise when he discovers he's wrong, and that Jack's shoes have now disappeared. Nice kid Colin's sense of right and wrong eventually takes over, something Bunting accomplishes without heavy moralizing, and rightly, neither boy (Jack cheats) wins. This is good fun that begs a sequel, especially one that gives bulldog Bruno (deliciously pictured on the jacket) more of a part. (Reviewed May 1, 1994)0060242361Stephanie Zvirin