This book is great because it shows the relationship between to friends. This book is all about a middle school kid trying to be peaceful with his old friend who now wants to beat him up. I love this book because it shows that a book can be placed in a tiny time period but still can be extremely interesting and creative. ( )

Loved that the ending wasn't all "happily ever after". ( )

This book won't disappoint the legions of young readers who'll likely be checking it out because it has the word "butt" in the title. The narrative arc is highly original. The book really does span the length of 33 minutes, and the main character really does get his butt kicked, but the riveting flashbacks will keep readers turning the pages.

A poignant, funny, and heartfelt story about what happens when friendships fall apart. ( )

Extremely witty and heartbreaking story of a bright boy whose best friend has moved on to another, more popular crowd. Sam has 33 minutes until his former best friend Morgan is going to "kick his butt." In that 33 minutes he has just enough time to recall and come to terms with everything that has happened recently to bring them to this point.