5/3     Did anyone here read Junior Great Books as a kid in elemntary
        school? I've found a bit of stuff about it on the web, but I
        remember reading this one story about a kid who was trying to
        be perfect and ended up just drinking tea and doing nothing
        all day. or something like that. Anyone have any idea what
        I'm talking about?                      - rory
        \_ Yes! I don't know what Junior Great really is, but I do
           know that book specifically. It was called Be A Perfect
           Person In 3 Days, and the kid did stuff like sitting around
           in a dark room for an entire day and sip tea, or eat broccoli,
           or respond to people's questions with weird responses. Good
           book.
           \_ I think it was a longer period (3 weeks) and he had to wear
              the broccoli around his neck.  Also, the book was smarter
              than the kid, and when he tried to sneak a peek at the last
              page, it warned him that he had to follow the rules to a T.
           \_ ah. cool, thanks... that's it. I loved this book as a
              kid. I dont think its actually associated w/ JGB though.
              I must've gotten confused.