The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street

Written by Sharon G. Flake

Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Queen is a royal pain in the neck. Her Highness treats everyone as though they were her loyal subjects: her classmates, her teacher, even her parents! When a new kid comes to Queen’s school, riding a broken bike and wearing run-over shoes, he immediately becomes the butt of everyone’s jokes. Queen’s parents insist she be nice to Leroy, but Queen doesn’t see why she should. Leroy isn’t just smelly; Queen thinks that he tells fibs–whoppers, in fact. And when he says he’s an African prince from Senegal, sparks begin to fly. Queen is determined to prove that Leroy is an impostor.
But along the way, Queen learns the unexpected from her Broken Bike Boy–what being a good friend and “happily ever after” really mean.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 10, 2007
• ISBN: 9780739347003

Reviews for The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street

[omphalos02 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good Juv book with riches beneath the story of Queen and her attempts to better herself and build friendships -most importantly with the "broken bike boy." The copy I read was an advance proof, so the riddles in the text did not have printed answers, much to my disappointment.