The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell, Jordan Sonnenblick
The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell, Jordan Sonnenblick
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The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell

Author: Jordan Sonnenblick

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2021

Synopsis

An unbelievably hilarious middle-grade true story from bestselling author Jordan Sonnenblick.In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there's A LOT going wrong ALL THE TIME.Take this year. Here are some of the thing going wrong:-- His teacher hates him. Like, really hates him. Like, is totally out to get him even when he's trying to be good, and is willing to fail him on the simplest things, like show and tell.-- He has a slight breathing problem because of his asthma. And breathing is never really an optional activity.-- His pet snake has given birth to way, way, way too many baby snakes, all who need a home.-- He is finding that becoming The World's Best Drummer in no time whatsoever is maybe not the easiest goal.-- There are bullies ready to stomp him when all he has to defend himself with is a lunchbox.And all this doesn't even include the freak swing set accident, the fears inside his head, or the funniest class presentation ever. By keeping his cool (some of the time), banging on the drums (a lot), and keeping his sense of humor (all the time), Jordan's going to try to make it through the year . . . and grow up to write a book about it!

About Jordan Sonnenblick

Jordan Sonnenblick is the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, After Ever After, Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen and the Art of Faking It, Falling Over Sideways, and The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 19, 2023

I think this book would be great as a read aloud to start the year (although I’m not sure I could beat Sonnenblick’s voices for the characters on the audiobook). I see myself handing this to students who enjoy James Patterson, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or someone who just wants to follow the typical (an......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on September 21, 2021

I witnessed a Zoom author discussion interview with Jordan Sonnenblick last winter and knew we had to order a copy of this book as soon as it was published. So this ended up being our 10-year-old’s gift for Easter 2021. He loved it so much that he could hardly wait for me to finish reading it to sta......more

Goodreads review by Jaime on March 11, 2022

Review from a 4th grader: This book was funny and relatable. Teachers misunderstand a lot, but they don't mean to. Some of them are good, and some of them are kinda mean. The sense of humor in this is awesome.......more

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library on June 10, 2021

In this middle grade novel inspired by true experiences, the author examines everything that happened in his life during fourth grade, and how those events led him to want to be a writer. Short in stature and struggling with both breathing problems and hair-ripping anxiety, Sonnenblick is a white Je......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 24, 2021

This novel is a 3.5 for me, and it is an example of this author's gift with words and storytelling. Although he's usually known for covering older territory, here he mines his own childhood to describe his fourth-grade year, even dedicating the book "To Elizabeth Tuff Duffy, the best fourth-grade te......more

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