Uh-oh, Cleo Underpants on my Head

Author: Jessica Harper
Title: Uh-oh Cleo Underpants on my Head
Gengre: chapter book
Subgenre: reality fiction, comedy
Theme: siblings bug, but in the end we're always there for each other.
Primary and secondary characters: Cleo and her older sister Jana
Date of publication: 2009
Publishing company: The Penguin Group


This book is about a big family with six kids and of course mom and dad. Cleo is narrating the book in her point of view and she is the youngest, out of the older three children. She has an older sister named Jenna, who really upsets her. Jenna always makes Cleo finish her chores and Jenna always gets the best of everything. The entire family goes on a trip to visit their grandma in Colorado. They fly to their grandmother's house, which is an interesting journey. Once they get to their grandmother's house the older three children, and their mom and dad all go on a hiking trip, up Mt. Baldy. After staying over night in a cabin they start their journey up Mt. Baldy. At the bottom of the Mt. it is very warm, which makes sense since it is summer. They all start to take off their clothes, and they are going to swim in their underpants. However, it starts to rain so they all decide against the swim. As they start their journey again up the Mt., it begins to get colder and colder and the wind gets harder and harder. Cleo, Jack, and Jenna stop because they are freezing. Jenna starts to doubt that she will survive this. Momma gives them their underpants so they can put them on their heads to keep their ears warm. They all start laughing at each other once the notice how silly they look with underpants on their head. Their Dad decides it is time to go back down the hill. At this time Jenna can not move, and Cleo has to help her all the way down the Mt. Once they all get down the Mt. Jenna is so thankful that Cleo helps her, and for the rest of the trip they actually got along.

This book is a good book to teach students that even though they may not always get along with their family or friends, they may just need them one day. This is why it is a good idea to treat people how you want to be treated.