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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide To Summer Vacation (2013)

by Tommy Greenwald(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

159643757X (ISBN13: 9781596437579)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Roaring Brook Press

series

Charlie Joe Jackson

review 1: I had another of the Charlie Joe Jackson books on a list and wanted to preview them for my 7 year old. I listened to this on audio book. Overall, it was a fun story and I liked the transformation of the character. I think it's probably more of an early junior high book. A little too much boyfriend/girlfriend stuff for the 7 year old! But we'll keep it in mind for the future, especially since he's of the anti-reading persuasion.
review 2: When I first saw the words "Camp Rituhbukkee," the name of the summer camp for readers that Charlie Joe Jackson reluctantly attends, I laughed since it is pronounced "Read-A-Bookie." The story picks up right where the earlier one left off. While most of his friends are off relaxing, Charlie Joe and his own bookish friends ... moreNareem and Katie are busy with grammar workshops and reading. Charlie Joe, of course, claims to have never read an entire book, and he and the camp director immediately butt heads. Not unexpectedly, he plans to corrupt the campers and make them dislike reading and writing. But a funny thing happens along the way during his three weeks at camp. While Charlie Joe does finally find inspiration in a book and expand his own perception of the world, he still stays true to himself while helping some of the other campers see that there is more to life than books. There are many passages that will make readers laugh aloud even while reminding them how much they can learn from others. Middle graders will appreciate the battle between some of the adults and Charlie Joe, but they'll also become fond of another influential teacher at the camp who befriends Charlie Joe. less

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