The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell by Jordan Sonnenblick Published by Scholastic Press on February 2, 2021
ISBN: 1338647237
Pages: 224
Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell
How could anyone beat the show and tell narrative where Jordan’s classmate’s house was on fire and he had to jump into the firefighters’ net? Jordan feels he is doomed and, besides this, his 4th grade teacher truly hates him. Readers will laugh at Jordan’s exploits with his snake Hector, soon to be Hectoria when many baby snakes come into the world. Between drum lessons, changing schools, Little League, finding homes for the snakes, and his asthma, 4th grade is not easy. In this memoir Sonnenblick shows his resilience as readers sympathize with the many obstacles he must battle. This book gives background to some of the topics covered in his books and is recommended for grades 3-5.
Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland