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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2011 · Est. 3.5 hour read
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
Part of the Charlie Joe Jackson series
A middle schooler goes to extreme lengths to avoid reading a book.
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224 pages· 31,573 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Charlie Joe Jackson has never read a book cover to cover, and he's proud of it. But middle school presents new challenges, and his friend Timmy is no longer willing to help him dodge reading assignments. Desperate to maintain his record, Charlie Joe concocts wild schemes to escape the dreaded task. Will his antics succeed, or will he finally have to crack open a book? Dive into this hilarious tale of a boy's creative attempts to avoid reading at all costs.
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 31,573
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 830L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.4
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 145114
Publication
- Published
- July 5, 2011
- First published
- January 1, 2011
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781596436916
- LCCN
- 2010024079
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