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Star of the Week (Jasper John Dooley Series #1)

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Boys and girls alike will love this chapter book about a quirky but endearing boy who finally gets to be his school’s Star of the Week.

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ISBN-13:	9781554539895
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Series:	Jasper John Dooley Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	630L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

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Caroline Adderson lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband, her dog and the son who lied to her when he said he would always be seven.

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Readers will identify with many of Jasper's comical, age-appropriate issues as he navigates the sometimes confusing complications of early primary school.—Kirkus Reviews

... a work of genius ... it has a playful sparkle that makes it truly exceptional.—The Toronto Star

This well-written, funny, and engaging story is a promising start to a new chapter-book series ...—Booklist

This first title in a transitional chapter book series introduces an enthusiastic boy full of creativity and everyday concerns.—School Library Journal

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Gr 1–4—Jasper John Dooley is excited about being the class Star of the Week. He is looking forward to participating in some activities, but things don't seem to go as planned. As Jasper prepares for show-and-tell, his friend Ori storms into class late and talks about his brand-new baby sister, taking the attention from the star and his enthusiasm for his lint collection. While working on his family-tree poster, Jasper realizes he is jealous of Ori and the past Stars of the Week, who have large family trees. The class laughs when Jasper shows off his three-dimensional "Family Stick" with an imaginary sibling. When he builds an imaginary brother out of wood and brings him to class, everyone laughs again. With each mishap, Jasper is scared that he will lose his star badge. This first title in a transitional chapter book series introduces an enthusiastic boy full of creativity and everyday concerns. Line drawings in various sizes support his quirky personality and zeal. This title serves as an easier, male rendition of Sarah Pennypacker's "Clementine" series (Hyperion).—Janet Weber, Tigard Public Library, OR

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Jasper, an early-elementary student, is finally Star of the Week, but his enthusiastic expectations may exceed the reality of all that accompanies the treasured position. Jasper's best friend Ori has a new baby sister. Jasper thinks of her as "purple" because of the color of her face, since all she does is wail. Ori, who likes to begin sentences with "The thing is…," is exhausted by the screaming-baby problem at his house. Still, Jasper--an only child--is a little jealous. Plum may be noisy, but she is more interesting than Earl, the wooden sibling Jasper builds, which he brings to school and imaginatively substitutes for a science experiment he forgot to create. His classmates are a bit nonplussed by his special Star of the Week show-and-tell item: A lint collection that includes the very rare father's-belly-button stuff he likes to harvest. Lots of believable dialogue enhances the brief, large-print presentation. Written for those who have just transitioned to chapter books, this series opener includes simple yet attractive black-and-white illustrations every few pages. Nothing major happens, but Jasper's day-to-day concerns are charming and funny. Readers will identify with many of Jasper's comical, age-appropriate issues as he navigates the sometimes confusing complications of early primary school. (Fiction. 5-8)

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