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No Talking by Andrew Clements

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No Talking
By Andrew Clements
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. 146 pgs. Chapter Book.

"Okay, here’s the deal: a whole day of no talking at school. Not in class, not in the halls, not on the playground, nowhere. No talking at all and it’s a contest—boys against girls. Whichever side talks less, wins."

And so begins the hilarious competition between the rowdy fifth-grade boys and girls of Laketon Elementary. Keeping completely silent for forty-eight hours is a lot more challenging and brings about a lot more consequences than any of the students ever imagined—especially when the teachers get involved.

Anyone who loved the spirited high jinx of Andrew Clement’s book Frindle will like No Talking. Some children may find the occasional breaks to the less exciting teachers’ points of view mildly distracting but the rest of the story more than makes up for it.
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Unknown said…
This was the best book I've ever read everything about was great -fifth grader WDM,IA
December 17, 2007 at 7:27 PM
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