Greenwald, Tommy Charlie
Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading
Roaring
Brook Press see macmillan children's pub 2011 220p 14.99 978-1-59643-691-6 ms/jr VG-BN Realistic Fiction
Charlie Joe Jackson hates to read, and goes to great lengths to get
other kids to do his reading for him. He
also has some “tips” for weasling one’s way out of having to read.
This humorous story of middle-school life
is a refreshing read, ostensibly aimed at students who don’t like to read. Charlie Joe, who has been caught red-handed
in getting another kid to do his reading, is given the punishment of having to
write his own book over the summer. The
result is this hilarious tale of how he managed to get through the school year
without reading his assigned books, how he got caught, and all the other things
that happened along the way regarding his friends and potential
girlfriends. Interspersed with the
story, Charlie Joe offers tips to other students who don’t like reading
either. Kids will relate to. this very
funny tale. Carol Kennedy
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