Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

from librarybrandy

Charlie Joe has made it all the way to middle school without ever reading a full book cover to cover. He's plenty smart--smart enough to find ways to get out of reading, while still looking like he's done it. Charlie Joe's brains don't extend to other people, though, and his schemes backfire in a...

from MrsBarbarino

o say that Charlie Joe Jackson didn't like to read would be a huge understatement. He would do anything, at any cost, to avoid reading. (Sound like anyone you know?) Charlie Joe managed to make it to middle school without ever having read an entire book. He had a plan, and it worked for him…unti...

from JRlibrary

I'm not a big fan of books with cartoons in them, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but I do recognize that there's a big market for them, and that they are just right for certain readers. This is a humourous book about a boy who has to read a book for school, and his usual avoidance techniques don't wo...

from abbylibrarian

Charlie Joe Jackson is NOT a reader. In fact, he's gotten by without actually reading any books for years thanks to a sweet deal with a kid in his class. Charlie Joe's here to offer his expert advice and tips on how NOT to read. This is a funny book with a little bit of a heartfelt story behind t...

from JackieBlem

Charlie Joe Jackson REALLY hates to read. For twelve glorious years he has managed to avoid it almost completely (exception: Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" because it only has 62 words). But middle school is proving difficult ground to manipulate his way around the written word. It doesn't ...