{"product_id":"9781250003379","title":"Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tommy Greenwald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading\u003c\/i\u003e by Tommy Greenwald is  the hilarious story of an avid non-reader and the extreme lengths to  which he'll go to get out of reading a book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Joe Jackson may be the most reluctant reader ever born. And so far, he's managed to get through life without ever reading an entire book from cover to cover. But now that he's in middle school, avoiding reading isn't as easy as it used to be. And when his friend Timmy McGibney decides that he's tired of covering for him, Charlie Joe finds himself resorting to desperate measures to keep his perfect record intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In author Tommy Greenwald's raucous debut…this comedy of comeuppance shows its true colors, and, irony of ironies, is impossible to put down!” —\u003ci\u003eDisney's Family Fun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A perfect book for the non-reader or reluctant reader in your life...Laugh-out-loud funny, clever, and relevant, I believe Tommy Greenwald has written a book that will appeal to kids of all reading tastes.” —\u003ci\u003eReadKiddoRead.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a fun, fast-moving look at middle-school life through the eyes of a kid who would rather clean his room than pick up a book. Reluctant readers will be pleased.” —\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A delightful choice for reluctant readers...Tommy Greenwald's writing style is breezy and accessible without being too easy. It is also extremely funny and hard to put down. If the book's cover showed something blowing up, every reluctant boy reader in middle school would be proud to carry it around while secretly enjoying the nonviolent, straightforward story. Bookworms won't care; they'll love it either way.” —\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kids who do peruse the book will enjoy Charlie Joe's chuckleworthy tips on keeping reading at bay, even if they take exception to his list of \"helpful oxymorons: 1. good book, 2. happy reader, 3. important author, 4. nice library, 5. favorite bookstore.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charlie Joe's insider knowledge of the inner machinations of middle-school cliques will make younger readers smile in anticipation, and his direct address to readers makes make him feel like an older buddy showing the way…Slackers everywhere have a new, likable hero in Charlie Joe Jackson.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious...This debut is filled with passages that beg to be shared...With its subversive humor and contemporary details drawn straight from kids' worlds, this clever title should attract a wide following.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, STARRED review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Greenwald pulls off a clever bit of reverse psychology in his debut, first in a series starring a cheeky middle grader who goes to great lengths to avoid reading--and whose humor and rapid-fire delivery should draw in like-minded kids.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List (2014), Winner Mississippi Magnolia (2013), Washington Sasquatch Reading Award Master List (2014), North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed Florida Sunshine State YR Award ML (2012), Georgia Children's Book Award Master List (University of GA) (2012), Winner Louisiana YR Choice Book Award (2014), Long-listed Washington Sasquatch Reading Award ML (2014), Long-listed Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Maste (2014), Long-listed Oklahoma Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed North Carolina Children's Book Award ML (2014), Long-listed Illinois Rebecca Caudill YR Choice Award ML (2015), Long-listed OR Battle of the Books Master List (2013), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens (2012), Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Choice Award Master List (2015), Long-listed Maine Student Book Award Master List (2012), Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List (2012), GA Picture Storybook Award ML (2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250003379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623942664398,"sku":"9781250003379","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6a80c762-7caa-43ab-bb51-3ab70fbd8b89.jpg?v=1638582711","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250003379","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}