elementary school

• Adventures of Captain Underpants, The by Dav Pilkey (1997)

  [6/10]

  "A fun, comic-book style story that simultaneously entertains and spoofs the comic-book genre, public education, and the undergarment industry."

• Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets by Dav Pilkey (1999)

  [6/10]

  "This second adventure provides more funny moments than the first in a more coherent story line."

• Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets by Dav Pilkey (2003)

  [6/10]

  "This sixth installment in the Captain Underpants series appeals to young and old. For the young, it has page after page of snot dripping from just about every surface. For the old, it has postmodern characters that break the fourth-wall and talk directly to the author."

• Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers by Dav Pilkey (2003)

  [4/10]

  "I hope Mr. Pilkey will stick to single volume-adventures when writing future installments of the Captain Underpants series. The repeated elements and the downplay of other trademark elements makes The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers one of the least interesting of the entire series."

• Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zomibe Nerds) by Dav Pilkey (1999)

  [7/10]

  "The funniest and most self-referential of the Captain Underpants series."

• Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants by Dav Pilkey (2000)

  [4/10]

  "This fourth installment in the series provides little more than recycled jokes from the previous books centered around one original theme: funny names."

  Average score: 5.50