Product Description

The eighteenth collection of comic strips from the syndicated series following the trials and tribulations of the Patterson family features Michael's initiation into adulthood at college under the tutelage of his rowdy roommate. Original."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #302964 in Books
• Published on: 1997-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Lynn Johnston was born in Collingwood, Ontario, and grew up in British Columbia. Today, she lives in Corbeil, Ontario. In 1985 Lynn was the first woman to receive a Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. She has also received the Order of Canada and claims a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

Customer Reviews

Great!
This delightful collection of a very high caliber strip does not disappoint. The strip boasts of a delightful cast of characters with the exception of obnoxious April, who is the sole weed growing in the comic's Garden of Eden. This book will not disappoint loyal FBOFW followers, myself included.

Great, as always
This book was a cornucopia of laughs. It is one of the best drawn books I ever read. Nobody is anywhere as good a cartoonist as Lynn Johnston. I wish somebody would put a muzzle on April. She has a big mouth and I wish she'd keep her feet in it because she keeps saying the wrong things at the wrong times to the wrong people. April is a Pest with a capital P-E-S-T. She's the weed that is in the title. It's time to call the gardener.

A HARVEST OF GREAT STORIES!
This book has yielded a rich crop of great stories. The cast is certainly a convincing one. They are all folks one can recognize from real life counterparts, from funny, savvy Mr. Jim Patterson to the spoiled, unplesant April. She's the only one I have never been able to like. (I don't know how she gets by with her mouth. I'm surprised nobody ever put their foot down to her and she takes advantage of everybody. April is the weed growing in the garden)! It was good reconnecting with Gordon, who is a sterling success story (from the poor boy who was often picked on and who lived with domestic violence to the successful entrepreneur -- you go, Gordon)! Lawrence, too, was an added treat as his orientation has helped pave the way for acceptance of gays among his "real" counterparts. Love the book! It was great, as I expected it would be.