About two years ago, I read Don Quixote (book 1). It was simultaneously the most boring read ever and the most hilarious read ever. Like a Three Stooges Movie, the slapstick comedy therein was so over the top that it passed beyond funny into pain, and sometimes back into funny again. It was so outrageous and idiotic that it was genius. Like the first time you watch the movie “Napoleon Dynamite” or “Nacho Libre” and you wonder what the heck is this even about? But then it grows in your mind and you never forget it, and you randomly relate everything else that happens in your life to it ever after.
Suddenly, I am thinking that maybe JR High kids would really appreciate the humor of it— and now I’m so excited about teaching that I can’t sleep. I need to read Don Quixote again…
And maybe I need a t-shirt that says “Warning: May spontaneously talk about Don Quixote.”
…wait is Napoleon Dynamite a parallel Don Quixote??? 🤯
Nacho Libre???!! 😱 😱😱
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Marvelous Pigs in Satin 
You are so right! I remember reading a version for young readers to my son, and we couldn’t believe how much we laughed and loved the story. Hope it goes over well with your students!