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Link to Harvest Park Library: Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading
Reluctant readers, and avid readers, will really like this book. Charlie Joe Jackson will do anything to avoid reading! Narrated by middle schooler Charlie Joe, it reads a little like a journal, with funny tips throughout about how to avoid reading. But here’s the surprise (at least it was to me)-Charlie Joe is likable, the story has substance, and the characters are believable. I highly recommend this book to upper elementary and middle school kids, whether they’re reluctant or avid readers. I can’t wait to read the second one!
