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The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball

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Sixth grade is the worst... and also the best, as Jordan rides the ups and downs of middle-school life in hilarious fashion.

Funny, outrageous things didn't stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with...

— A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy — but, hey, he looks like a cricket)

— A stickler English teacher who doesn't care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like puke

— An Evel Knievel obsession

— A first crush on a girl from band

— An assistant principal who brands Jordan a repeat offender... on his first day (If you want to know why, you have to read the book. A tooth is involved.)

— A continued reckoning with both anxiety and asthma

— And more!

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      April 15, 2022
      Grades 4-6 In this companion to his first memoir, The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell (2021), Sonnenblick chronicles his sixth-grade year. In addition to the hard knocks resulting from crazy bike challenges involving multiple ramps and a steep hill (not to mention a profound admiration for Evel Knievel), he recounts his first experiences with dating a girl, having braces on his teeth, and fighting while surrounded by screaming sixth-graders. One memorable chapter recalls the day he learned that one of his heroes, John Lennon, had died, while another describes the incidents that led him to return to Hebrew school (after five days as a dropout) and train for his bar mitzvah. A parent and a former teacher, Sonnenblick writes about both the adults and the kids in his story as individuals with their own strengths, weaknesses, and individual quirks, as seen through 11-year-old Jordan's eyes. Written in present tense and illustrated with lively line drawings, the narrative is often amusing and consistently involving. An engaging choice for memoir assignments and essential reading for Sonnenblick fans.

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:5.4
  • Lexile® Measure:850
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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