My Life as a Joke
My Life as a Joke
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My Life as a Joke

Written by Janet Tashjian & illustrated by Jake Tashjian
Book #4 in the My Life Series
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$15.99
$14.98
9 - 12
Reading age
272
Page count
101
Words per page
840L
Lexile measure
Apr 1, 2014
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Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve–he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that causes him to lisp all day, and his plans for a monster-truck party turn into a bouncy house disaster. Why isn’t being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friends–and, ironically, a Toys for Tots fundraiser–things seem like they could start shaping up at last. My Life as a Joke by Janet and Jake Tashjian is a Christy Ottaviano Book

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friendshipartgrowing upschoolCaliforniasocial themesmiddle schoolfamily lifecoming of ageschool and educationadolescencefamily and relationshipsself-discovery

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780805098501
    Publication Date
    April 1, 2014
    Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
    Original Publication Date
    April 1, 2014
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    101
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2013046395
    Lexile® Level
    840L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~5.4

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