Should The Media Center Keep Toad Rage

The media center should keep Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman. Toad Rage is about a toad with a crook leg named Limpy trying to save his species. For whatever reason humans will go out of their way to squash or run over cane toads. There is a contest in the book somewhat like the Olympics called The Games. Limpy’s mission is to become a Games mascot so people will stop squashing other cane toads. I feel that Toad Rage should stay in the media center because the author writes using a lot of humor and Australian slang. This makes the book entertaining to read. Some people may say that Toad Rage is too simplistic and should not be in a library for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. However, this is actually a good thing since it is accessible to readers

The author Morris Gleitzman gives many of the characters, one of which being Goliath, clownish personalities. On page 159 one of the characters named Goliath stated, “‘Have I ever met a human?’he was saying. ‘Hey I’ve had a bath with one.’” This proves that the author of the book Toad Rage has a unique but funny sense of humor and the book wouldn’t be anywhere near as enjoyable without his sense of humor. In conclusion, the media center should definitely keep Toad Rage due to the fact that the author’s humor is unique and

However, I find that some people seeing this as unacceptable is irrational. Due to the fact that the story is simplistic it is accessible to people who struggle with reading. In the second chapter of the story, Limpy, the main character realizes his sister, Charm, has gone missing. He asked his parents where she went and they said that she had gone to look for bugs to eat with Goliath. The cane toads often look for bugs around the highway because they are attracted to the lights. Goliath is a cane toad that is somewhat dim-witted so Limpy doesn’t trust him with his sister near the road. Goliath often tries to stand in the middle of the road and pop car tires with a stick. On page 11 it stated, “Limpy didn’t have time for shouting.” and, “He had to get to Charm before it was too late.” This proves that due to the short sentences, and limited vocabulary, the story is relatively simplistic and accessible to readers of a lower skill level. In conclusion, Toad Rage is a lower level reading book that is accessible to numerous amounts of