One Kids Trash, Jamie Sumner
One Kids Trash, Jamie Sumner
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One Kid's Trash

Author: Jamie Sumner

Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2021


Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It and Tune It Out comes a funny, moving, and “not to be missed” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to fit in at his new school.

Hugo is not happy about being dragged halfway across the state of Colorado just because his dad had a midlife crisis and decided to become a ski instructor. It’d be different if Hugo weren’t so tiny, if girls didn’t think he was adorable like a puppy in a purse and guys didn’t call him “leprechaun” and rub his head for luck. But here he is, the tiny new kid on his first day of middle school.

When his fellow students discover his remarkable talent for garbology, the science of studying trash to tell you anything you could ever want to know about a person, Hugo becomes the cool kid for the first time in his life. But what happens when it all goes to his head?

About Jamie Sumner

Jamie Sumner is the author of the Roll with It trilogy, Tune It OutOne Kid’s TrashThe Summer of JuneMaid for ItDeep WaterPlease Pay AttentionSchooledGlory Be, and Wish You Well. Her work has appeared in The New York TimesThe Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on August 22, 2021

Want to learn about the art of garbology? Read this book and discover the clues that lurk in our garbage cans. Hugo O'Connell is the new guy and a chance remark about what would help make a strict teacher loosen up reveals his garbage-reading talents. Soon classmates are bringing him bags of garbage......more

Goodreads review by Afoma (Reading Middle Grade) on August 13, 2021

One Kid’s Trash is a funny, poignant, and engaging story about adjusting to new circumstances and finding and appreciating your people. Featuring a relatable protagonist and complex friend and family dynamics, this new middle grade book makes for an enjoyable read. At under 250 pages long, it’s also......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on September 03, 2023

This wasn’t good. The concept is awesome but the characters were somehow very unrealistic. All the adult characters sound the same and they are very robotic in nature. Everything got too repetitive and it got too much.......more