Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes

Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes by Scott Morse

Citation: Morse, Scott. Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes. Scholastic, 2008.

Plot: There is a magic, flying pickle that lives in a command center under Jojo's bed. The magic pickle was accidentally created in a lab accident, as was a bunch of other talking, animated produce. However, the pickle is the only that came out good, the rest? Well, they were all bad apples. Even if they weren't apples. Now it is the Pickle's job to round up all the bad produce and save the world. Unfortunately for Jojo, she's usually involved. In this edition, the Pickle must save Jojo's school from an evil raisin, attempting to turn everyone on the planet into a grape, starting with Jojo's class. Can the Magic Pickle and Jojo turn them back into kids and save the planet?

Summary: Yes, you read that all correctly. Magic Pickle. Evil Raisin. It sounds super ridiculous, probably because it is super ridiculous. The series is cracking 5th a 6th graders up, and has some pretty big vocab words in it. But you have to really be able to suspend logic to read it at all. It was hard for me to get through, as I thought it was terribly stupid. However, it is appealing to boys and girls alike, and younger tweens think it is funny. I read this one, but I definitely won't be finishing out the series. Talking pickle? Really?

Ages: 8 and up

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