The main idea of “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days” by Stephen Manes is that Milo wants to be perfect person. In the story you will see how Stephen Manes put you on the edge of your seat. Milo is impetuous. I know this because he look at the last page of the book when Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish said “NOT TO!” Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish is sloppy. I know this because he had mustard down his chin. First, the book hit Milo on the head. Then, he decided to take it out of the library to be perfect . Next, he found out the first thing he had to do was put on broccoli. Then Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish said, “it’s the stupidest thing I have ever seen.” Finally, Milo takes the broccoli off and has his next task. What do you think his next task is?

If you have ever wanted to be perfect you will like this book because in the book, Milo does all these dumb things to become perfect in just three days. If you have ever felt imperfect, you will relate to Milo because he feels imperfect when his parents tell him to stop eating fast and sit nicely at the table.

If you like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst then you will like “Be a Perfect Person in just Three Days” by Stephen Manes because in both books Alexander and Milo both have very bad days in the story. They are also similar because in both books Alexander and Milo have to eat disgusting vegetables they don’t like.

by Dawan Vann