The boy who failed dodgeball / a memoir by Jordan Sonnenblick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338749601
- ISBN: 1338749609
- Physical Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 850L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 9 516838. |
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Subject: | Schools > Juvenile fiction. School children > Juvenile fiction. Middle schools > Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | J SONNENBLICK (Text) | 0001002420774 | JUV Fiction | Available | - |
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BookList Review
The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
In this companion to his first memoir, The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell (2021), Sonnenblick chronicles his sixth-grade year. In addition to the hard knocks resulting from crazy bike challenges involving multiple ramps and a steep hill (not to mention a profound admiration for Evel Knievel), he recounts his first experiences with dating a girl, having braces on his teeth, and fighting while surrounded by screaming sixth-graders. One memorable chapter recalls the day he learned that one of his heroes, John Lennon, had died, while another describes the incidents that led him to return to Hebrew school (after five days as a dropout) and train for his bar mitzvah. A parent and a former teacher, Sonnenblick writes about both the adults and the kids in his story as individuals with their own strengths, weaknesses, and individual quirks, as seen through 11-year-old Jordan's eyes. Written in present tense and illustrated with lively line drawings, the narrative is often amusing and consistently involving. An engaging choice for memoir assignments and essential reading for Sonnenblick fans.