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Greenwald, Tommy

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

220 pp. | Roaring Brook | July, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-691-6 $14.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by J. P. Coovert. Middle schooler Charlie Joe Jackson hates reading so much that he enlists friends, siblings, and others in schemes to avoid it. His punishment is writing a book (the one we're reading), and he discovers he likes writing. The narrator's faux I'm-one-of-you tone won't fool reluctant readers. However, his smart-alecky voice--and the lengths he goes in his attempt to escape reading--may entertain them.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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