The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell by Jordan Sonnenblick (author)

An unbelievably hilarious middle-grade true story from bestselling author Jordan Sonnenblick. In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there’s A LOT going wrong ALL THE TIME. Take this year. Here are some of the things going wrong:

His teacher hates him. Like, really hates him. Like, is totally out to get him even when he’s trying to be good, and is willing to fail him on the simplest things, like show and tell.
He has a slight breathing problem because of his asthma. And breathing is never really an optional activity.
His pet snake has given birth to way, way, way too many baby snakes, all who need a home.
He is finding that becoming The World’s Best Drummer in no time whatsoever is maybe not the easiest goal.
There are bullies ready to stomp him when all he has to defend himself with is a lunchbox.

And all this doesn’t even include the freak swing set accident, the fears inside his head, or the funniest class presentation ever. By keeping his cool (some of the time), banging on the drums (a lot), and keeping his sense of humour (all the time), Jordan’s going to try to make it through the year and grow up to write a book about it!

Product Details

Catalogue number

963 in Setanta SCB Offer April 2024

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781338647266

Publisher

Scholastic US

Date published

April 7th, 2022

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.6; Middle years; 8.0 points

Other details

240 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Jordan Sonnenblick

Jordan Sonnenblick lives in the US. A Year Eight English teacher, his first novel DRUMS, GIRLS AND DANGEROUS PIE was originally self-published, but went on to achieve mainstream success after receiving incredible feedback from teachers, doctors, and children alike.