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Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald, illustrated by J.P. Coovert

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jamie Renton

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 … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jamie Renton

Kinney, Jeff.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  Greg Heffley’s Journal. 217 p.  Amulet.  2007.  ISBN 978-0-8109-9313-6. It feels almost silly writing a review of the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but a review has to … Continue reading →

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Love That Dog: A Novel

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jamie Renton

Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog:  A Novel. 86 p.  Scholastic.  2001.  ISBN 978-0-06-029287-4. They say great things come in small packages.  This book is no exception.  Creech has written a book that a lot of kids will be able to … Continue reading →

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jamie Renton

Alexie, Sherman.  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.  229p.  Little, Brown.  2007.  ISBN 978-0-316-01368-0.Arnold Spirit, Jr., nicknamed Junior, is an American Indian living on a Spokane, Washington reservation.  He was born with encephalitis (water on the brain), and … Continue reading →

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Lenny’s Space by Kate Banks

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jamie Renton

Banks, Kate.  Lenny’s Space.  151 p.  Farrar, Straus and Giroux.  2007.  ISBN  978-0-374-34575-4. Think of how you feel when you don’t fit in.  It doesn’t feel good does it?  Think of how you feel when you don’t think someone else … Continue reading →

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No Talking by Andrew Clements

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jamie Renton

Clements, Andrew.  No Talking.  146 p.  Simon & Schuster.  2007.  ISBN 978-1-41690-983-5. Can you imagine not talking for two days?  It would be so hard!  But that’s exactly what the students did in this book.  They had a boys vs. … Continue reading →

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