Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide to Not Re..., Tommy Greenwald
Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide to Not Re..., Tommy Greenwald
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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

Author: Tommy Greenwald

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 3 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/05/2011

Synopsis

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. 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.

About Tommy Greenwald

Tommy Greenwald has enjoyed reading all his life, which is why he’s appalled that his kids would prefer getting a dental check-up to checking out a book. After years of pleading, threatening, and bribing, Tommy finally decided the only way to get his kids to read was to write a book about how to get out of reading. This is the result. And they read it! (So they say.) The executive creative director at SPOTCO, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, Tommy lives in Connecticut with his wife, Cathy; his non-reading sons, Charlie, Joe, and Jack; and his dogs, Moose and Coco. Check out Tommy’s website (minimal reading required) at www.tommygreenwald.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tommy on December 04, 2013

I wrote it, therefore I love it.......more

Goodreads review by Anyce on December 31, 2014

Do you not like to read and want an idea on how to get out of it? Well then, you should read Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading. I should warn you not to take any of his advice, because what happened to him might happen to you. This is a dramatic fictional story. There were times in the stor......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on July 03, 2011

I won this is a Goodreads First Read. Yay! As a middle school teacher, I found this book funny and appealing. There are times when Charlie's comments sound a bit too much like the comments of an adult who is a good kid-watcher, but overall his voice is well done. I gave it three stars instead of four......more

Goodreads review by Kim on December 31, 2010

CHARLIE JOE JACKSON’S GUIDE TO NOT READING by Tommy Greenwald (Roaring Brook Press/July 2011 ) for middle grade readers is about Charlie Joe, a reluctant reader, whose cool-dude reputation is centered around the fact that he’s never read an entire book from cover to cover. An advanced copy of CHARLI......more

Goodreads review by Colby on December 17, 2011

I struggle with bokos that are focused on kids being slackers and not like reading. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is not my favorite (Is that a nice enough way of saying that I dislike it very much?). Recently, I read the James Patterson book "Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life" and it kind of falls i......more

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