a kid named Artie has to move and he does not like his new school. When he's at school he meets a dodge ball team called the horde and they "rule the school". once he gets school he goes to Ms. Daggers office the principals office to get his locker. once he's at his locker a kid named Joe roman the leader of the horde starts bullying him. Artie makes a team with some friends from school to play the horde. They need one more player so they go to arcadia and find a man to play on their team. I liked the book because it showed you how to stand up to bullying by yourself without a teacher. it also taught you that no matter what you can always win. if you like comedy and adventure this would be a great book for you to read as many times as you like. one thing I didn't like was sometimes it just changes were the story setting is at. I would recommend this book if you like adventure, fun , and funny book this would probably be perfect for you to read. if you want something short but awesome to read you should read the whole series of the knights of the lunch table series. Good graphic novel, colored pictures, Book 1 in the series. Artie’s family just moved and he’s starting in a new school, one where the bullies, the Horde, excel at dodgeball and are cherished by the principal as a result. There’s a haunted and unopenable locker which the principal assigns to Artie when it’s clear the Horde will torment him. Despite the difficulties, complicated by a snotty older sister, Artie makes friends, has some good teachers, and figures out how to open the locker. All this wonderfulness is set aside when the Horde decides to crush Artie in a game of dodgeball (to the delight of the principal). With the help of his friends and one teacher, Artie’s team of misfits wins the game and will go on to bigger and greater things in subsequent seqels.Funny, exaggerated but true to life, engaging. Probably 3rd grade and up although younger readers with good reading skills would enjoy it.
