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Big Al 9 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 1997
Perfect story!
So many kids books that deal with real life issues often cop out by having the character solve the problem in a way that kids couldn't possibly apply to their own life. This book is a shining example of how to achieve what so many authors cannot: solving a real problem in a real way that can be applied to real life. Beyond the beauty of the lesson, "Don't judge by appearance", is the beauty in ...
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No Talking10 reviews
Andrew Clements
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007
Book Review: No Talking
Working in a public school, I am around children every day. Here are two facts that I feel I can state from experience:
1. Kids like to talk
2. There is nothing that gets the youngsters going like boys vs. girls competition
In No Talking, Andrew Clements manages to merge both of these eternal truisms.
At Laketon Elementary, the 5th grade class has a reputation for embracing the spoken ...
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Jake Drake, Bully Buster (Jake Drake) 5 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2007
Jake Drake bully buster
I read Jake Drake bully buster. It is a great book and if you asked me to give you up to five stars it would be five stars. I thought that it was a great book and that ages 8 and up would be a great age to be reading this book. The writer of the book made you really get into the book you would not want to stop reading it. I would recommend this book to everyone and I would say if you like Jake ...
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The Report Card 56 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2005
A Delightful Read!
Mr. Clements hones in on some important educational issues--particularly the emphasis on test scores as measures of potential college aptitude. I know a lot of teachers who have become disenchanted with the teaching profession because of all the emphasis on standardized testing these days.
Fifth-grade genius Nora is quite charismatic and her cohort Stephen is equally charming in his own ...
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Lunch Money36 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2007
A Great Book
I'm a nine year old boy from NY. This book is funny and serious, too. This boy Greg wants to make lots of money while copycats try to steal his ideas. He makes money by selling little chunky comics. I recommend this book to everyone.
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Lost and Found11 reviews
Andrew Clements
Atheneum, 2008
My son likes it
He's a twin and is 9 years old. He gives it two thumbs up. He says they are naughty and he would never do the stuff they do in the book, but it's fun to read about. He liked the part where they switched the heads on their star wars action figures.
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Frindle 342 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 1998
A story to warm the heart of very child with a curious and rebellious streak
This book should be a classic, it demonstrates how a child can rebel against his teachers and yet do it in a positive way. Nick Allen is a bit of a troublemaker in school; he has many "good" ideas and is always trying them out. He reaches fifth grade, and the only language arts teacher is the elderly Mrs. Granger. When one of his ideas goes astray, Nick is required to develop a presentation to ...
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Things Not Seen204 reviews
Andrew Clements
Puffin, 2006
Invisibility Parallels Disability
A fun & wonderful read! I loved this book from start to brilliant finish! Things Not Seen is an interesting, creative and I believe successful way to introduce disability to teens and adults. Bobby Phillips wakes up one morning and is invisible; throughout the book invisibility is shown to parallel living with a disability. One passage early in the book says: "... it's not like I've got the ...
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A Week in the Woods38 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2004
Great book for my special needs students
My students in summer school extended school year thought this was great! We listened to the book on CD to help with comprehension and fluency. They loved learning about camping, the woods and friendships. It was great to show them different people and their interactions.
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The Landry News61 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2000
The Landry News - An Awesome Book
I liked this book because it had a lot of different emotions - from Dr. Barne's anger at Mr. Larson to Cara being sad about her parent's divorce. It is a great lesson on free speech. I highly recommend you read this book.
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The Jacket16 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2003
the greatest book ever
the story i am going to tell you about is,The Jacket. the genre is relistic ficsion. the setting of this book is at the school and home. the problem is that phil thought that danial stole his brodhers jacket. first,phil and his brother go on a bus. then phils brother ran to class,he forgot his jacket and his lunch money. then phil was walking down the hallway, when he saw a black kid wearing his ...
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The Janitor's Boy45 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2001
Great Father/Son Relationship
Andrew Clements is a children's author primarily known for his book, FRINDLE. Usually he writes for the third to sixth grade crowd, and a lot of time about fifth graders. Nearly all of his books involve "problems" for his main characters, situations and emotions that need some kind of resolution.
I've read Clements before and always enjoyed him, but I picked up a book recently that I'd been ...
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Room One: A Mystery or Two13 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2008
Book Review by Brooke
Ted Hammond is a boy who loves mystery books. He goes to a school with only one room and one teacher and three of four grades. Ted is the only one who is in sixth grade.
I think you should read this book because you have to think about it carefully. And you solve mysteries. Some mysteries that are going the right way go the wrong way at the end. Is the school going to stay open or not?
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Head of the Class: Frindle; The Landry News; The Janitor's Boy1 review
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2007
The power of the press, the consequence of a bubblegum prank, and having fun with neologism - Andrew Clements at his best
I first got clued into award-winning author Andrew Clements a while ago when I stumbled across his absorbing YA novel, Things Not Seen. Guy is so good I've gone and read his other works, which happen to be mostly children's books. Thing about Andrew Clements is that, while his target audience is predominantly middle grade kids and younger on, he's such an effortlessly natural storyteller that he ...
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Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet (Jake Drake)5 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2007
Jake Drake teachers pet
Book Review
Jake Drake Teacher's Pet
Milahd Makooi
Jack Drake teacher's pet is a great book, If you want to a laghf you are in for a treat. I enjoyed this book because it really makes me laghf. Its a captavading book. Whenever I stop reading I wish I could read more. It feels like if you where sucked into the book. Its amazing that an adult can wright so well about a child. Hes in ...
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Things Hoped For9 reviews
Andrew Clements
Puffin, 2008
Katie's Review
I liked this book because it's by Andrew Clements. I am Andrew Clements number one fan. I've read a lot of other Andrew Clement book before and " Things Hoped For" is one of his best.
It's about this girl named Gwen. She moves from West Virginia to New York to live with her grandfather. One day her grandpa left a message saying he went away,but carry on with your life. Gwen wants to know ...
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The Last Holiday Concert16 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2006
A great Christmas story
I recomend The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements because it is a very interesting book. It is not just a book for music lovers. It is also for people that like the thought of kids taking charge and the teacher who's name is Mr.Meinert lay back and relax. You will see what happens when a popular kid get in trouble and the teacher goes crazy. Hart Evens the popular guy at school starts ...
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Jake Drake, Class Clown (Jake Drake)1 review
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2007
I loved this book!
When I started this book, I had no idea how funny it would be. I almost fell down laughing when I read it. I thought I would explode each time Jake made the techer SO mad. It made me feel diferent ways. In the begining it really made me laugh; but in the end, I had sympathy for Jake. I could tell the author put a lot of hard work into this story. Evreybody should read JAKE DRAKE, CLASS ...
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The School Story89 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2002
Heart-Warming with a Can-Do Attitude
I can't believe I haven't read Andrew Clements before, but I'm really glad I discovered him now. He's fast becoming one of my favorite middle-grade writers.
Normally I'm drawn to YA and middle-grade fantasy, SF, and mysteries, and those remain my favorites. But lately my ten year old's reading for school has necessitated stepping outside my favorite genre haunts and picking up books on other ...
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A Million Dots3 reviews
Andrew Clements
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006
How do I love this book? Let me count the ways........
Although I'm not sure I could come up with a MILLION reasons why I like this book so much, here are a few.
1) Kids are FASCINATED with big numbers and the idea of a million dots running throughout the entire book is very appealing. I'm sure there will be some brave souls determined to count them all. (SPOILER: Clements does tell us it would take eleven and a half days to count each dot, ...
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