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Charlie Joe's weekly allowance just isn't cutting it and he desperately needs money to buy a Botman, the latest gadget to sweep his middle school. Only catch is, he wants to earn the money by doing the least amount of work possible. After several failed attempts, including a near disastrous day of dog-walking, Charlie Joe hatches a plan to throw his own bar mitzvah (no gifts please-checks only) even though he's not Jewish. Hilarity ensues when throwing a fake coming-of-age party turns out to be much harder than it looks.
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Reviews
"Anyone concerned about the state of education in America will be more concerned after reading this book. But slacker kids who want to mail in their next book report will find it beneficial."
Kenny Mayne, ESPN Sportscaster
"Slackers everywhere have a new, likable hero in Charlie Joe Jackson."
Kirkus
"* With his 'deep-seated love of not reading,' this title's young narrator, Charlie Joe, speaks straight to other book-averse middle-schoolers. But avid readers will equally enjoy Charlie Joe's story, with its wild parodies and plot and character surprises that continue to the very end. A perfect read aloud, this debut is filled with passages that beg to be shared . . . with its subversive humor a
Booklist, starred review
Extended Details
- ATOSGrade Level 5
- Interest LevelsMG
- Lexile790L
- SeriesOtto-Jan #4