Books by Janet Tashjian
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review 1: I read this book to my 9-year old son. He enjoyed it and asked immediately for the sequel. It's about a boy named Derek who would rather do almost anything than read a book (especially during the summer). He ends up finding stories everywhere, starting in his own attic. He finds ...
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review 1: Funny, quick read about a boy who struggles in school and following rules but means well. He lives in LA with his parents, dog, and pet monkey and excels at skateboarding and parkour in this sequel to My Life As A Book. Although I haven't read the first one, this read easily and ...
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review 1: So now I know: just because a book focuses on music doesn't mean I'm guaranteed to like it. The research in here is obvious and painstaking, and I love the idea of setting a Young Adult book in Laurel Canyon during 1971, but it just didn't work for me. As a narrator, Quinn just...
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review 1: Derek and his best friend, Matt, have discovered that the UCLA campus is a great place to skateboard and practice their tricks. They begin to explore the campus by jumping from marble stump to marble stump in an art installation and then climbing the walls of the parking garage....