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4 Square was a harmless TV show and all, but it was extremely boring and I remembered having to wait for the show to end because I really had no idea what these guys were doing. I had such a deeprooted hatred of this show and honestly, how did Treehouse let the program air on their channel for 19 whole years? *Sigh ...*

I had recently picked up a copy of Does My Head Look Big in This? from my schools' library a couple of months ago and after reading, I'll just say this outright: This book is extremely boring. It's tedious, uninteresting, and sometimes, ill-advised in some segments of the book. Now, I'm not Muslim or anything, so you could've said that some religious pieces in the novel weren't directed towards agnostics like me, so if you're Muslim yourself and you're interested in articles relating to Muslim teenage girls, this may be your cup of tea! So sorry, I'm personally unaffiliated with a group of privileged Muslim girls invariably complaining about life and whatnot. Although, there are some washed-out jokes in the book which just went right through me because I did not find them amusing at all. Even with Adam and Amal's short-lived, cringe relationship, It didn't really add to the book anyhow. Amal herself had no notable attributes and there simply wasn't anything special about her.

Recently, Jerry Craft, the author of this horrendous piece of literature, visited our school and came by other schools around the district for an author visit. My close friends and other students have been talking about this book for a couple of weeks, so I picked up a copy at our school library to see what all the exhilaration was about. And I have to say, it was just another run-of-the-mill, unoriginal children's book. Why? In my judgment, it was a very unimaginative story plot. It follows the story of Jordan Banks, the main character of the book. He attends RAD, a primarily "white-occupied" school. The rest of the book follows a relatively bland story plot like "Jordan has some difficulties adjusting to RAD" and "Jordan meets a variety of other students at the school including Andy, an obnoxious 'jock." (Seriously, authors always overuse the word "jock" when describing 13-14-year-old middle schoolers.) Also, the children in the story follow vastly unrealistic dialogues for a bunch of 12-year-olds. Personally, I abhor authors who try to relate to children who are literally 40 years younger than them and have possibly never stepped into and experienced an American middle school environment in decades. Overall, the "New Kid" is extremely overrated, tedious, and sincerely, senseless. And if you genuinely disagree, pick up a copy, get comfy, and read for yourself.