by Dav Pilkey (Author)
George and Harold are having a normal kind of week. Yesterday they found out they were going to flunk fourth grade. Today they've created an evil, super-powerful monster. She's mean. She's got a fake-fur Evil Baddie costume - and she's having a REALLY bad hair day. With the help of her robots, the Wicked Wedgie Woman is on a mission to take over the world ... and she'll give a whopping wedgie to anyone who stands in her way! Watch out!
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Edition: 2
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 0439049997
ISBN 13: 9780439049993
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Fans need not worry. Pilkey's imagination shows no sign of flagging here. When George and Harold's evil teacher announces her departure, she forces the class to write Happy Retirement cards for her. Instead, the two boys create a comic book in which they turn Ms. Ribble into the titular 'Wicked Wedgie Woman. She sees the book, tells them that they are not allowed to use their imagination in school, and sends them posthaste to the principal. The two friends seize the opportunity to get him to sign a blank card to which they add his protestations of love for Ms. Ribble. Hilarious wedding high jinks ensue (but no marriage). To prevent the villainous woman from retaliation, the protagonists hypnotize her with their 3-D Hypno- Ring. Their plan backfires and a cosmic battle follows, complete with the familiar Flip-O-Rama(TM) feature. Among the highlights of this book is an alliterative post-wedding food fight in which, for example, the creamy candied carrots clobbered the kindergarteners. There is a great deal of laug-out-loud humor that will appeal to a wide audience. Captain Underpants' is still one of the best series to get reluctant readers reading.
---School Library Journal, October 2001