~ Standard Hardcover
~ Winner of the Magnolia Award for Grades 3-5 - 2013
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading: Now with 25 Exclusive Non-Reading Tips!
So far, Charlie Joe Jackson has managed to get through his entire life without ever reading a book from start to finish, but now that he's in middle school it isn't as easy to avoid as it was in primary school. When his friend Timmy decides he's had enough of covering for Charlie Joe, desperate measure may be needed to keep his streak going . . .
Laugh-out-loud funny, clever, and relevant, Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading is a story middle grade students will relate to with its hilarious tale of an avid non-reader and the extreme lengths to which he'll go to get out of reading a book.
“Greenwald pulls off a clever bit of reverse psychology starring a cheeky middle grader who goes to great lengths to avoid reading, and whose humor and rapid-fire delivery should draw in like-minded kids.” -- Publishers Weekly