Schooled by Ted FoxMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Whilst this book did offer some amusing anecdotes, the overall “feel” was that the author was just trying too hard and stretching for the laugh.
The upshot is that Jack, a recently unemployed father of two, suddenly finds himself a stay at home dad. His successful wife Kayla, an accountant, swings out the door each day and increasingly travels for her work (a scenario that eventually becomes tiresome for both husband and wife), as Jack spends his days changing diapers, doing the laundry and taking care of the kids. When Jack encounters his high school nemesis during a school drop off (Lulu, his oldest has just started kindergarten), the game is a afoot as both decide to jump into elementary school politics and run for president of the Active Alpacas Parent Board.
Without providing spoilers, suffice it to say that the reason Jack is unemployed is due to a ludicrous series of events that happen right out of the gate, setting the tone of “oh-come-on-now” that pervades the remaining pages.
Three stars, mostly for effort.
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