

Trouble at Table 5 #5: Trouble to the Max
Author: Tom Watson
Series: Trouble at Table 5 #5
Narrator: Caitlin Kelly
Unabridged: 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/27/2021
Author: Tom Watson
Series: Trouble at Table 5 #5
Narrator: Caitlin Kelly
Unabridged: 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/27/2021
Tom Watson lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, and son. He also has a dog, as you could probably guess. The dog is a Labrador-Newfoundland mix. Tom says he looks like a Labrador with a bad perm. He wanted to name the dog ""Put Your Shirt On"" (please don't ask why), but he was outvoted by his family. The dog's name is Shadow. Early in his career Tom worked in politics, including a stint as the chief speechwriter for the governor of Ohio. This experience helped him develop the unique, storytelling narrative style of the Stick Dog books. More important, Tom's time in politics made him realize a very important thing: Kids are way smarter than adults. And it's a lot more fun and rewarding to write stories for them than to write speeches for grown-ups.
6/18/2023 ~ Again, cool problem solving with a tricky problem, including a (maybe) bully. This series has an interesting feature of reading encouragement: after each chapter, there is a box colored in to show the number of chapters completed and how many words the reader has read. I found this annoyi......more
First sentence: We had only been in our seats for a couple of minutes on Monday morning when Mr. Willow called from the front of the classroom, "Table 5!" Premise/plot: Simon, Rosie, and Molly are table 5. This is the fifth book in the series. In this one, Simon has a BIG problem. Simon borrowed a so......more