The book “Unschooled” by Allan Woodrow is about to friends named Lilly and George who are having a 5th grade spirit week. The grade is separated by classes, and for the first time, George and Lilly have separate groups. They are upset, but they agree that this won’t ruin their friendship. They end up rivals, with George leading team blue, and Lilly leading team red. But Lilly ruins twin day for team blue, and the war begins. Then costumes get ruined, lockers get slimed, and class pets are gettin...

I received this book in a pack of freebies from Scholastic. Two stars all the way. The book is about two fifth grade teams who are participating in an overly-spirited Spirit Week (it gets out of hand). The book switches perspectives every chapter between George and Lilly. The two characters spoke and sounded so similar I often forgot whose perspective I was hearing. There is a nice scene where the kids rally to support the Principal; sadly, the book doesn't end there, but continues through anoth...

I loved the ending loved how Lilly and George got through that week.

This was a cute book with a great message. I started reading this aloud to my fourth graders, and it is definitely a book I would recommend to a fourth grade class, or read aloud to them again.

This review is also available on my blog, Read Till Dawn.I reviewed the prequel to this book, Class Dismissed, about a year ago. I thought it was okay, pretty funny, but kind of forgettable. I did indeed basically forget about it after a while, so I had no idea another book was coming out this year.I didn't, at least, until Unschooled showed up on my doorstep one day unannounced. I think my younger siblings, frankly, were more excited about it than I was (they had also appreciated Class Dismisse...

Spirit Week, a week of school where two 5th grade teams compete to win a prize, turns into a nasty competition where Team Red, comprised of two homerooms are pitted against Team Blue, composed of two other homerooms. Lockers are slimed, egg salad is dropped from the ceiling, and stolen class pets are just a few of the incidents. Best friends George and Lily are team captains and after being threatened with suspensions they try to persuade their teammates to stop cheating. Although George and Lil...

I think this was a wonderful book. I like how George and Lilly were friends in the beginning and then they broke apart. Friends do not get along sometimes. Team blue and team red keep on accusing the team captains for horrible actions that their horrible teammates did. This book was a high raising book of war among the entire fifth grade. George and Lilly have to find a way to get their friendship back and get the fifth graders to play fair. Also, in order to bring back field day, they have to a...

I think it's a great way for us to be reading 📚 👍 this

{My thoughts} – George and Lilly’s fifth grade class is participating in spirit week at school. There are four classrooms for the fifth grade, that are split into two teams. George is the team captain for Team Blue and Lilly is the Team Captain for Team Red.You would think that being team captain would be an easy task for any fifth grader. However, this book proves that it is anything but easy. Both George and Lilly have team mates that will try and win at any cost. They have a rough time being

If I could give this book zero stars I would. This book is terrible! The plot is predictable, and there is very little character development. I skimmed the last few pages because I was about to dnf it. THis book does not even deserve a long detailed review on why the book is written so poorly. Do better next time Allan Woodrow.

My son gives this the four star rating. I would probably give it a three. It is geared for his age group, so I let him give the official rating.

Amazing !

Personal CopyThe fifth grade at Liberty Falls Elementary school is looking forward to the annual, year end Spirit Week, even though Principal Klein is not telling them the prize for the winning two classrooms. Told in the alternate viewpoints of George and Lilly, best friends who end up as team captains on opposing teams, we get to see all of the subterfuge that goes into winning. George is not thrilled to be captain after the previous leader broke her arm, but he knows that a good leader is org...

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Having enjoyed the author's earlier titles, The Pet War and Class Dismissed, I was already predisposed to savor my time in this particular school story. I was not disappointed as Allan Woodrow tells a fairly familiar story about the toll competition can take on a friendship. Fifth graders George and Lilly are lifelong friends, and they love doing things with each other even though they are very different. Despite the fact that Lilly takes winning and competing to an entirely new level and that G...

Sadly, I didn't like this book at all. I may have liked it when I was 8, but now I am to old for it. I DNFed this book at page 212. The story follows two best friends George and a Lilly. They are in 5th grade and it is spirit week. There has to be two people for team captains and Principal Klein chooses Lilly for Team Red and George for Team Blue. They have to compete against each other each other and things get so messy that the entire fifth grade end up in detention. I have to say this is a re...

Unschooled is about two friends, Lilly and George who do everything together. They’re excited this year that now they are in fifth grade, the two friends get to do Spirit Week, which is a teamwork game that has a special incentive for the winning team! Lilly and George are in different classes and have a completely opposite personality. Lilly and George are on separate teams (Team Red and Team Blue). Even worse, each is their own team’s captain. Lilly and George both say that they will be best f...

I enjoyed most of the book, but it is disappointing to see that it does not represent a real school. My biggest problem is the fact that our only two disabled students had broken limbs and no one stopped them from competing. It probably would not have bothered me or come to my attention if it were not for the fact that I work in special education. The moment we got to the last day I realize that either special education does not exist at this school, or these kids have not been invited or allowe...

This is a tremendous read for any fourth grader to seventh grader. Allan Woodrow provides a story that students can connect to with their friendship, and he teaches a lesson that friendship can never be broken, unless you really want it to be, and competition should never get in the way of your friendship. He shows how winning and the urge to win can get the best of us, and that urge can take away important friendships that matter more than the competition. Allan Woodrow often ends a chapter wi

Competition can get ugly and when two best friends, George and Lilly, are pitted against each other during Spirit Week, it's safe to say that things quickly go out of control. Each team secretly plots against each other to sabotage any effort made. Yet, most distressing of all is that George and Lilly have become enemies, tossing aside the life-long friendship in the name of winning at any cost. As the week goes on, however, George and Lilly come to the realization that friendship, honesty, and