My Life as a Joke -- Janet Tashjian, Hardcover
Product Tags:
Adolescence & Coming of Age, Ages 9-12, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Grades 4-6, Grades 6-8, Hardcover, Henry Holt & Company, Humorous Stories, Jake Tashjian, Janet Tashjian, Juvenile Fiction, Los Angeles (Calif.), My Life, School & Education, Social ThemesDerek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve--he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that causes him to lisp all day, and his plans for a monster-truck party turn into a bouncy house disaster. Why isn't being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friends--and, ironically, a Toys for Tots fundraiser--things seem like they could start shaping up at last.
My Life as a Joke by Janet and Jake Tashjian is a Christy Ottaviano BookAuthor: Janet Tashjian
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 04/01/2014
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.71w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780805098501
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167063 / My Life as a Joke
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2014 pg. 114
School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 109
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 92 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Janet Tashjian is the author of the popular My Life series including My Life as a Stuntboy, My Life as a Book, and My Life as a Cartoonist, illustrated by her son, Jake Tashjian; as well as The Gospel According to Larry and For What It's Worth. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.