num_pages: 176
description: Franklin Delano Donuthead is a fifth grader with a lot of problems: For starters, his last name is Donuthead. He considers himself handicapped because one arm and leg are shorter than the other (by less than half an inch), his mother is trying to poison him with non-organic foods (like salami), he doesn’t have a father, and Sarah Kervick, the new girl, who’s mean and totally unhygienic, is attached to him, warts and all, like glue.This is a hilarious and touching novel featuring a neurotic, scared boy and a tougher-than-nails girl who each help the other in more ways than they can imagine. Sue Stauffacher has crafted characters full of wit and sensitivity, with a little anti-bacterial soap thrown in for good measure.
language: English
title: Donuthead
titlecomplete: Donuthead (Donuthead Series)
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Book Club, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Kids, Humor, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 352
series: Donuthead
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award
publisher: Yearling