The Boy Trap

by Nancy Matson

Book Overview

Fifth grader Emma decides to do a science fair project to prove scientifically that girls are better than boys, but in the process, she learns more about herself, her friends, and about research... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439223652
• ISBN13: 9780439223652
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK

The boy Trap is definately my all time fvaorite book.I like how Emma and Louise try to prove that girls aresuperior to boys. It's something every kid will want to readagain and again...Like me.

A Review by Ms Dorego's fourth grade -Abington, MA

We just finished reading this great book titled The Boy Trap by Nancy Matson. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. The book is fun to read because it has a race, and inventors' contest and a science project. We were surprised by the amazing results at the end of the race. Most of us liked the part when Tommy spit gum in Emma's hair because it was funny. Some of us didn't enjoy this part because Emma's hair was her best feature. Another thing that we approved was when Emma's hair grew back because she didn't have to wear that hat anymore. Most of us liked when Emma was on the swing and her notebook slipped off her lap. We loved when Louise made a boy trap because it made the vice principal smile. The best part was when Louise and Emma worked together to build the boy trap. We would recommend this book to 5th graders and anyone who enjoys science.

This book is really great

I really like this book because the characters and thesituation are so cool. Emma is really smart and her friend Louise isfunny and nice. Both boys and girls are complete interesting characters. I would recommend this for anybody who thinks that girls and boys can be anything that they want to be.

Very entertaining! A great book for all ages.

The Boy Trap is a very smart, very funny story about what happens when two fifth grade girls, Emma and Louise, decide to prove in their science fair project that girls are superior to boys. The first thing that struck me as I read this book was how compelling it is. From the first page onward, I really couldn't put it down. Ms. Matson has succeeded in weaving a story that keeps you guessing, and wanting to see what's next. She manages to lead the reader into a situation that seems to have no easy resolution, and deftly surprises us with one that is completely gratifying.Perhaps even more impressive is how authentic all the characters feel, children and adults alike. The main character, Emma, is quite likeable, but by no means perfect. It's both painful and amusing to watch her stumble over her faults, and eventually grow in spite of them. In fact all of the charcters are very likeable, even the ones who are technically the antagonists, and I think this is mostly due to the fact that they all have revelations during the course of the story, and in one way or another better themselves. (It doesn't hurt that Ms. Matson writes sparkling dialogue that breathes life into every situation her characters encounter.)I think what's most impressive about this book is that it is Nancy Matson's first. Any author who can make such an auspicious debut should be watched for future efforts.

Children AND adults will get cought in THE BOY TRAP!!!

--And you will see, if you read this charming novel, that's not a bad place to be!NANCY MATSON'S first published novel is truly a delight from cover to cover. The prose are imaginative and quirky, while the wonderfully complex characters quickly drive the plot of this pre-teen "battle of the sexes" to a satisfying conclusion. I laughed all the way through it, and was touched by the fallible EMMA'S hard-learned lessons in the ways of life and science. All of the characters in The Boy Trap are enchanting and original. Of particular interest to me was Emma's often underestimated, best-friend LOUISE, who at first glance seems to be a fairly shallow side-kick, but who ends up in many ways to be the true hero of the story. This is typical of the many ways in which Matson offers up unexpected twists and surprises which will make you smile. These characters seem REAL; if you don't (or didn't) know kids like Emma and Louise, you'll wish you did. The Whimsical illustrations by MICHAEL CHESWORTH add spice and a touch of visual humor to what is already a very funny book. In case you couldn't tell, I LOVED it!