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Praise for My Life as a Joke: Readers will connect with likable Derek and his efforts to improve himself that don't ever go right . . . It's sure to be a hit with fans of the previous installments. - School Library Journal My Life as a Book A 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Give this to kids who think they don't like reading. It might change their minds. -- Booklist , starred review A kinder, gentler Wimpy Kid with all the fun and more plot. -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Sure to engage fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (Abrams) as well as those looking for a spunky, contemporary boy with a mystery to solve. -- School Library Journal My Life as a Stuntboy Another fun, emotionally resonant read for the Wimpy Kid set and beyond. -- Kirkus Reviews A fast-moving plot and relatable protagonist make this stand-alone sequel a good choice for boys who, like Derek, would rather reach for a TV remote or game controller than a book. -- School Library Journal Fans of the first will be utterly delighted by this sequel and anxious to see what Jake will turn up as next. -- BCCB This is a great package for kids, especially those like Derek who don't think they like to read. -- Booklist My Life as a Cartoonist Cartoonist Derek grapples with a perplexing association between disability and bullying in this stand-alone sequel. . . . This entertaining read leaves some provoking questions unanswered--usefully. -- Kirkus Reviews

My Life as a Book A 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Give this to kids who think they don't like reading. It might change their minds. -- Booklist , starred review A kinder, gentler Wimpy Kid with all the fun and more plot. -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Sure to engage fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (Abrams) as well as those looking for a spunky, contemporary boy with a mystery to solve. -- School Library Journal My Life as a Stuntboy Another fun, emotionally resonant read for the Wimpy Kid set and beyond. -- Kirkus Reviews A fast-moving plot and relatable protagonist make this stand-alone sequel a good choice for boys who, like Derek, would rather reach for a TV remote or game controller than a book. -- School Library Journal Fans of the first will be utterly delighted by this sequel and anxious to see what Jake will turn up as next. -- BCCB This is a great package for kids, especially those like Derek who don't think they like to read. -- Booklist My Life as a Cartoonist Cartoonist Derek grapples with a perplexing association between disability and bullying in this stand-alone sequel. . . . This entertaining read leaves some provoking questions unanswered--usefully. -- Kirkus Reviews

Readers will connect with likable Derek and his efforts to improve himself that don't ever go right . . . It's sure to be a hit with fans of the previous installments. - School Library Journal

Praise for My Life as a Joke: Readers will connect with likable Derek and his efforts to improve himself that don't ever go right . . . It's sure to be a hit with fans of the previous installments. - School Library Journal My Life as a Book A 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Give this to kids who think they don't like reading. It might change their minds. -- Booklist, starred review A kinder, gentler Wimpy Kid with all the fun and more plot. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Sure to engage fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (Abrams) as well as those looking for a spunky, contemporary boy with a mystery to solve. -- School Library Journal My Life as a Stuntboy Another fun, emotionally resonant read for the Wimpy Kid set and beyond. -- Kirkus Reviews A fast-moving plot and relatable protagonist make this stand-alone sequel a good choice for boys who, like Derek, would rather reach for a TV remote or game controller than a book. -- School Library Journal Fans of the first will be utterly delighted by this sequel and anxious to see what Jake will turn up as next. -- BCCB This is a great package for kids, especially those like Derek who don't think they like to read. -- Booklist My Life as a Cartoonist Cartoonist Derek grapples with a perplexing association between disability and bullying in this stand-alone sequel. . . . This entertaining read leaves some provoking questions unanswered--usefully. -- Kirkus Reviews

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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.

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