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Loading... Frazz: Live from Bryson Elementaryby Jef Mallett
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This comic is funny for the right reasons. It is intellectual and sweet, kind of like "Calvin and Hobbes." ( ) "Frazz" has become one of my favorite current strips, and features one of the most admirable (yet human) characters I have seen in the comics. Frazz (for "Frazier", his last name; no real first name yet) is a 30-year-old high school janitor, who is also a successful songwriter, triathelon participant, mountain biker, renaissance man, tongue-tied around the charming Miss Plainwell, who stays at his job because he loves the kids. The strip never gets saccharine, though, as Frazz with gentle humor imparts life's subtler lessons to the kids he loves. Frazz would have made a great teacher, but perhaps he does more good in this way, unhampered by paperwork and standardized tests. There is also an interesting and well-realized supporting cast, representing a wide range of diversity without getting all P.C. about it. The kids are undoubtedly more world-wise and educated than real elementary school kids would be, something like the "Peanuts" kids with a more modern worldview. And they do realize what they have in Frazz. A fine, nearly great strip. no reviews | add a review
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One of the last places you'd expect to find fun is in an elementary-school janitor's cleaning closet. Creator Jef Mallett has given life to Renaissance man/janitor Edwin Frazier, better known as "Frazz," who took the job at Bryson Elementary School when he was a struggling songwriter. He then surprised everyone by sticking around after selling his first hit song; the school will never be the same. Frazz: Live from Bryson Elementary features the diverse cast of charming characters Frazz readers have come to love. There's eight-year-old budding genius Caulfield. He's a constant thorn in the side of burned-out third-grade teacher Mrs. Olsen, who still remembers having Frazz in her class more than 20 years ago. Caulfield needs Frazz to challenge him as he remarks, "School would be OK if it didn't interfere so much with my education." Hilariously naive Principal Spaetzle wants to be like Frazz, and first-grade teacher (and first-rate babe!) Miss Plainwell is getting to know him better. And the kids at Bryson Elementary can't get enough of him! Live from Bryson Elementary is the first Frazz collection and will leave fans begging for more. No library descriptions found. |
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