Dogs Don'T Tell Jokes

Dogs Don'T Tell Jokes

Product Descriptiona Sidesplitting Classic From Newbery Medalist And National Book Award Winner Louis Sachar (Holes), With A Brand-New Cover!Gary W. Boone Knows He Was Born To Be A Stand-Up Comedian. ItS The Rest Of The Kids In His Class Who Think HeS Just A Goon. Then The Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show Is Announced, And He Starts Practicing His Routine Nonstop To Get It Just Right. GaryS Sure This Will Be His Big Break-HeLl Make Everyone Laugh And Win The $100 Prize. But When An Outrageous Surprise Threatens To Turn His Debut Into A Disaster, It Looks As If The Biggest Joke Of All May Be On Gary Himself.From Publishers Weeklypw Praised The Strong, Realistic Characterization In This Gracefully Told Story Of A Compulsive Comic, The Scourge Of His Seventh-Grade Class. Ages 8-12.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.ReviewWith Its Strong, Realistic Characterization, Sachar'S Gracefully Told Story Will Please His Longtime Fans And Gain Him New Followers As Well-- Publishers Weekly.From The Inside Flaptwelve-Year-Old Jokester Gary Boone Knows He Was Born To Be A Comedian, It'S The Kids In His Class Who Think He'S Just A Goon. Winning The School Talent Show Would Be Gary'S Dream Come True, But On The Big Night His Dream Nearly Backfires--With Hilarious Results.An Ira/Cbc Children'S Choice.From The Back Covertwelve-Year-Old Jokester Gary Boone Knows He Was Born To Be A Comedian, It'S The Kids In His Class Who Think He'S Just A Goon. Winning The School Talent Show Would Be Gary'S Dream Come True, But On The Big Night His Dream Nearly Backfires--With Hilarious Results.An Ira/Cbc Children'S Choice.About The Authornewbery Award Winner Louis Sachar Is The Author Of The Boy Who Lost His Face, The Marvin Redpost Books, And The Much-Loved ThereS A Boy In The Girls Bathroom, Winner Of 19 Child-Voted State Awards.Louis SacharS Book Holes, Winner Of The 1999 Newbery Medal, The National Book Award, And The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Is Also An Ala Best Book For Young Adults, An Ala Quick Pick, And An Ala Notable Book, And Was Made Into A Major Motion Picture.