A Must Read for Teachers of Reluctant Readers

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A must read for boys or other reluctant readers. In the vein of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Lots of short, funny chapters. Jon wasn't named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for nothing! Also explains where he got his ideas for his books: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and others.



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Christmas Present

Kill Shakespeare Volume 1 by Conor McCreery

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Fun! It's the beginning, and took some getting used to. The characters stay true to their natures, but it was strange at first to see them doing new things. I should have known Richard III was a villain; he's always a villain. When you know the original stories so well, you predict what will happen next. This was fun, because they did something new. It just takes me some time to adjust to change. I will want to continue reading, though. Just to see what they do.



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