This is a great book! Charlie hates to read, so he'll do anything not to. He has actually never read a whole book. His friend gets sick of covering for him, but Charlie will do anything to keep his streak. He even buys his friend ice cream!!
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading (Charlie Joe Jackson Series)
By Tommy Greenwald
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | n/a | 5.4 | 31573 |
Charlie 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.
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading 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.
Book Reviews (89)
Charlie Joe Jackson is a kid who HATES to read. He'll do anything to get out of reading, including buy his friend ice-cream sandwiches. But, however, when his mom finds out, Charlie finds out that he may have to go to a reading summer camp, and break his record of never reading a whole book in his life, UNLESS he can get straight A's. Books, watch out, here he comes.
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to not reading would have been great, IF I was a non-reader. Charlie Joe is a boy who has a strek of not reading. The only book in his life he has ever finished is The Giving Tree. This book has a plot very similar to Middle School Get Me Out of Here!
This is a hilarious book about a kid who hated reading. This book is recommended especially for those who hate reading or writing. YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book will make you laugh. This book has tips if you really hate to read books. It will help you read if you hate books.
i read this book and it is great. i hope everyone gets a chance to read it. this boy has a deep passion for not reading.
This is good for people who hates reading.its about a boy in middle school who hates reading.he'll do anything to don,t read.the middle school student also faces trouble.
It Is a good book for people who hates reading because there actually reading a book.its also very funny.It is about a boy in middle school who has a problem.
This book was a fun read! I can not wait to read the rest of the series.