Laggan Lard Butts

Name: Laggan Lard Butts
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Walters
ISBN: 9781459819900

Author: Eric Walters

Series: Orca Currents

Narrator: Iambic Productions

Unabridged: 1 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 03/01/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories, Children's Humor, School

Synopsis

Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election.

About Eric Walters

Eric Walters has written nearly 100 children's books, which have been translated into thirteen languages and won over 125 awards. He was named to the Order of Canada in 2014 for his contribution as an author of literature for children and young adults. Walters also runs The Creation of Hope, a charity providing care for orphans in the Mbooni District of Kenya.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kahuku

Fun little story.......more

Goodreads review by Leilathebob

I found that this book was a very humorous. This is because the main character had an idea to change the name of the basketball team to lard butts. Although it was first thought of a joke, the teacher liked the idea that the class could debate on different names for the team. And the main character......more