Confessions of a Mixed-Up Weasel Hater

Elizabeth Thomas Wenning
Flame’s Eternal Book, LLC (2005)
ISBN 0975372181
Reviewed by Rebecka Vigus for Reader Views (7/06)


Elizabeth Thomas Wenning has captured the essence of middle school in “Confessions of a Mixed-Up Weasel Hater”.  Samantha Gabreaux is on the fringes of the popular crowd, just not quite one of them. Her favorite teacher, Mr. DuBois, has been labeled a homosexual by the “weasels” in her school. After being accused of being in love with the queer teacher, Sam avoids Mr. DuBois for a week.

Feeling guilty because of all the time he has listened to her and helped her, she again starts talking to him.  At the same time, she is plotting to get even with the school’s biggest weasel, Frank Stallinger.  Frank moves away and Billy Drake takes up where Frank left off.

One morning on her way by Mr. DuBois’ class, Sam learns he’s in the hospital. Drake snidely wonders why and Sam just as snidely comments that Mr. DuBois is probably dying of AIDS.  By lunch time, this rumor is the pervading theory as to why Mr. DuBois is in the hospital.  Sam also knows that he really has pneumonia.

It all comes to a head at a school board meeting where parents are demanding that Mr. DuBois be fired.  Can Samantha face her fears and rescue Mr. DuBois?  You’ll have to read the book to find out.

The book is a quick read and one that middle school students can relate to.  If you have kids that age, read it to see how their minds work. 

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