EllRay Jakes Is NOT a Chicken!, Sally Warner
EllRay Jakes Is NOT a Chicken!, Sally Warner
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EllRay Jakes Is NOT a Chicken!

Author: Sally Warner

Narrator: Corey Allen

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/10/2014


Synopsis

EllRay Jakes is tired of being bullied by fellow classmate Jared Matthews. But when EllRay tries to defend himself, he winds up in trouble. Then his dad offers him a deal: If he stays out of trouble for one week, they'll go to Disneyland! EllRay says he can do it. But saying it and doing it are two very different things

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on May 09, 2011

Quiz time. Place your books under your desks and bring out your #2 pencils. Everyone ready? All right. Reach back into your brain cells and please name for me all the great contemporary early chapter books that you can think of that star male African-American protagonists. Heck, let’s make it even m......more

Goodreads review by Ensiform on March 18, 2019

EllRay (short for Lancelot Raymond), the smallest kid in his third grade class, is being physically and verbally assaulted by a large bully and his follower. Something of a cut-up, and with a short temper, normally EllRay would react to this stress with verbal comebacks or acting out in class, but h......more

Goodreads review by Jae on June 02, 2019

She really went in hard with the gender roles.......more

Goodreads review by Kellylou on March 06, 2012

In this book about bullying, I fail to see where a lesson is ever learned. In fact, after the big fight between EllRay and Jake, they are treated to a trip to Disneyland while the parents still don't know about the fight. And the kids lie about it. The author skips right over everything that happens......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on January 11, 2020

Message learned: Adults can tell when things are wrong. Disclaimer: I was bullied in school. I was in EllRay's shoes. I wanted to scream at this book! In fact, I did stop on quite a few occasions to proclaim my dislike for this book to my son. EllRay is bullied by Jared, to the point where all other s......more