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My life as a book

by Tashjian, Janet.

Format: Print Book 2010
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Summary

Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek's dreams of fun come to an end. Ever since he's been labeled a "reluctant reader," his mom has pushed him to read "real" books-something other than his beloved Calvin & Hobbes.
As Derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself (in diapers! no less), he realizes that adventures and surprises are around the corner, complete with curve balls. My Life as a Book is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "*Starred Review* Twelve-year-old Derek is not a reader. His assignment to read three books over the summer stinks. But then something that he wants to read catches Derek's eye. In the attic, he finds a 10-year-old article about a teenage girl who drowned on a Martha's Vineyard beach. When he questions his mother about the article, her nervousness tells him something's up, so he takes on the assignment of discovering what happened on the beach that day and why it's important. Janet Tashjian, known for her young adult books, offers a novel that's part Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007),part intriguing mystery; yet the best element here is really the first-person voice, which captures so completely the pushes and pulls in the life of someone with learning disabilities. Derek is brash, careless, and usually willing to do something stupid. He is also bright, a talented artist, and smart enough to know when he has gone too far. Adding to the book's effectiveness is a generous typeface that looks like printing and artwork by the author's 14-year-old son, Jake. Like the story's narrator, he uses stick figures to illustrate vocabulary words, and here they march down the margins. Some are simple depictions, like a handful of flowers for the word bouquet. Some take more thought: a sad face moving to a happier one for adapt. Give this to kids who think they don't like reading. It might change their minds.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "When 12-year-old Derek discovers an old newspaper article in his attic about a girl "found dead" on a beach, he becomes obsessed, especially when he learn the teenager may have died saving him from the ocean when he was just a toddler. Derek is a mischievous boy who enjoys using avocados as grenades more than reading, but as he uncovers the truth about what happened 10 years ago from those who were there, he discovers he is "surrounded by stories" both tragic and inspiring. Readers may not quite understand the intensity of Derek's obsession, which takes him from his home in California to Martha's Vineyard, where the accident took place, but his story moves quickly, thanks in part to stick figures drawn in the book's margins by Derek to define "vocabulary words." Some of these illustrations, drawn by Tashjian's 14-year-old son, Jake, are quite clever ("injustice" shows two irate students reading a sign saying "School on Saturday"). Derek's concluding speech may strain credibility, but a relatable and fun format make this a smart choice for "reluctant" readers-like Derek. Ages 9-12. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Series The My life series
#1 - My Life as a book
#2 - My Life as a stuntboy
#3 - My Life as a cartoonist
#4 - My Life as a joke
#5 - My Life as a gamer
#6 - My Life as a ninja
Subjects Summer -- Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's art.
Summer -- Fiction.
Secrets -- Fiction.
Family life -- Fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Animals -- Fiction.
Publisher New York :Henry Holt,2010
Edition 1st ed.
Contributors Tashjian, Jake, 1994-
Language English
Notes "Christy Ottaviano Books."
Description 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN 9780805089035 (hc : alk. paper)
0805089039 (hc : alk. paper)
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