Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up (17 page)

  3. Chocolate milkshakes

  4. The Beatles

  5. Friends

  6. The moment you realize that the person you like actually likes you back

  7. French fries

  8. Movies

  9. Making people laugh

10. Summer

P.S. You know what makes life extra double interesting? The things that are awesome and sad at the same time. There's a word for it: Bittersweet. Here's a very short list of my favorite bittersweet things:

 

CHARLIE JOE JACKSON'S TOP ONE THING THAT IS BOTH AWESOME AND SAD

  1. Writing the last word on the last page in the last book of a series.

 

AUTHOR'S NOTE

In September 2009, when I first wrote the words “Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide To Not Reading” on a blank screen, I never in a million years dreamed it would become a six-book series. I would like to thank EVERYONE who made the series a reality. I wish I could list you all by name, but inevitably I would forget one person, and it would be a really important person, and I would feel terrible. So let me just say: It has been a joy and a privilege, and I will be forever grateful.

—T.G., January 2016

 

By
Tommy Greenwald

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Charlie Joe Jackson Series

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tommy Greenwald
has enjoyed reading all his life, which is why he's appalled that his kids Charlie, Joe and Jack, would prefer getting a dental check-up to checking out a book. After years of pleading, threatening, and bribing, Tommy finally decided the only way to get his kids to read was to write a book about how to get out of reading. The result was
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
. And they read it! (So they say.) The Executive Creative Director at SPOTCO, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, Tommy lives in Connecticut with his wife, Cathy; his non-reading sons, Charlie, Joe and Jack; and his dogs, Moose and Coco. You can sign up for email updates
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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

J. P. Coovert
is the illustrator of the Charlie Joe Jackson books by Tommy Greenwald. You can sign up for email updates
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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Epigraph

Introduction

Part One: Let's Go Back to the Beginning, Shall We?

1: 8:49 am

2: 9:12 am

3: 10:18 am

4: 12:12 pm

5: 12:51 pm

Part Two: Smack in the Middle Of Everything

6: 1:10 pm

7: 1:22 pm

8: 1:37 pm

9: 1:56 pm

10: 2:40 pm

11: 3:31 pm

12: 3:59 pm

13: 4:47 pm

14: 5:20 pm

Part Three: The End (or the Beginning, Depending On How You Look At It)

15: 5:38 pm

16: 5:50 pm

17: 5:57 pm

18: 6:18 pm

19: 7:18 pm

20: 7:37 pm

Part Four: One Last Thing Before I Go

21: 8:10 pm

Wait, There's More!

Charlie Joe Jackson's Special Bonus Tip On Life, #1

Charlie Joe Jackson's Special Bonus Tip On Life, #2

Charlie Joe Jackson's Special Bonus Tip On Life, #3

Charlie Joe Jackson's Special Bonus Tip On Life, #4

Charlie Joe Jackson's Special Bonus Tip On Life, #5

Charlie Joe Jackson's Top Ten Things That Are Awesome About Life

Charlie Joe Jackson's Top One Thing That Is Both Awesome and Sad

Author's Note

Also By Tommy Greenwald

About the Author and Illustrator

Copyright

 

Text copyright © 2016 by Tommy Greenwald

Illustrations copyright © 2016 by J. P. Coovert

Published by Roaring Brook Press

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Greenwald, Tom, author. | Coovert, J. P., illustrator.

Title: Charlie Joe Jackson's guide to not growing up / Tommy Greenwald; illustrated by J.P. Coovert.

Description: First Edition. | New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2016. | Series: Charlie Joe Jackson series; 6 | Summary: “As graduation day approaches, Charlie Joe is starting to realize being a kid isn't so bad after all”—Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015035808 | ISBN 9781626721692 (hardback) | ISBN 9781626721708 (e-book)

Subjects: | CYAC: Graduation (School)—Fiction. | Middle schools—Fiction. | Schools—Fiction. | Humorous stories. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship.

Classification: LCC PZ7.G8523 Cgs 2016 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

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