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Sep 23, 2016 Austin Yard rated it information technology was astonishing

My melt is My Life As A Stunt Boy. I would rate this volume a 5 star because. This book is about a kid who gets a fundamental stunt part in a major movie wan has to do a bunch of crazy stunts and his friends wont let him alive this downwardly his parents don't accept that much money to alive and they are trying to sell his monkey, and its keeps getting worse because every time he messes up on video all his friends will post in on the web and so everyone can see his failure. When he goes to school everyone laughs an My cook is My Life Every bit A Stunt Boy. I would rate this book a five star considering. This book is most a kid who gets a cardinal stunt part in a major moving-picture show wan has to do a agglomeration of crazy stunts and his friends wont let him live this down his parents don't have that much money to live and they are trying to sell his monkey, and its keeps getting worse because every time he messes up on video all his friends will post in on the web and so everyone can come across his failure. When he goes to school everyone laughs and points and he Has a rough time getting through it and i think you should aid him exercise it!!! ...more

Aug 28, 2015 Nicky H rated it information technology was amazing

This is a great book. Information technology is about a boy named Derek Fallon and he has trouble reading so his mom hires a tutor to help Derek. Later on on in the book he was skateboarding with his friend, and while he was skateboarding he got asked to do a film almost skateboarding. When he was dressing up for a scene, he had to vesture pajamas with a wig, so thats when he relized he was doing a motion-picture show for a girl so people made fun of him. This was a great book and I recommend this book to people that like activity and g This is a slap-up book. It is nearly a boy named Derek Fallon and he has trouble reading so his mom hires a tutor to help Derek. Afterwards on in the book he was skateboarding with his friend, and while he was skateboarding he got asked to do a movie about skateboarding. When he was dressing up for a scene, he had to wear pajamas with a wig, so thats when he relized he was doing a moving-picture show for a girl so people made fun of him. This was a dandy book and I recommend this volume to people that like activeness and graphic novels. ...more

December 27, 2014 Tracy Bailey rated it it was amazing

I honey this serial. Vocabulary words are illustrated in the margin of every page. Not bad for reluctant readers.
The main character, Derek, is a 12 year sometime boy who struggles with reading. To help with reading comprehension, he illustrates tough words (these are the vocabulary words in the margin of every folio). In this book Derek deals with best friend bug, cyber-bullying, and some family unit drama. No spoiler here - you'll have to read information technology. I love this serial. Vocabulary words are illustrated in the margin of every page. Slap-up for reluctant readers.
The primary character, Derek, is a 12 year old boy who struggles with reading. To assistance with reading comprehension, he illustrates tough words (these are the vocabulary words in the margin of every page). In this book Derek deals with all-time friend problems, cyber-bullying, and some family drama. No spoiler here - you'll have to read information technology. ...more than

Nov fourteen, 2020 Chase rated it information technology was amazing

This book was a fauna, I enjoyed it. I think if you haven't read this book you should.

February 12, 2012 Renee rated it liked it

This review has been hidden considering information technology contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Summary: Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a motion picture featuring a pop twelve-yr-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.

More plot details: Derek and his friend Matt like to do parkour - getting around an obstacle as efficiently as possible. (doing jumps and move stunts on stairs, walls, etc). A real stuntman named Tony sees them in action an

Summary: Twelve-year-onetime Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a moving picture featuring a popular twelve-year-former star--merely complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek'southward chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.

More plot details: Derek and his friend Matt similar to exercise parkour - getting around an obstacle as efficiently as possible. (doing jumps and movement stunts on stairs, walls, etc). A existent stuntman named Tony sees them in action and asks Derek to exist a stuntboy in a new moving-picture show. The work is only for a couple of days and he does it. Matt is jealous and mad that he wasn't picked. It turns out, Derek is a stuntgirl for Tanya Billings, a famous tween actress. Derek gets fabricated fun of for that. Matt does a couple more cruel things to Derek. Swifty, a kid Matt has been hanging out with, ends upwardly kidnapping Derek's pet capuchin monkey, and all the kids get attempt to get him back. It involves parkour and Tanya to become the monkey dorsum from a warehouse where information technology is running loose. In the cease, all is well. Derek gets to keep his foster monkey who almost gets taken away from him. Matt and Derek are friends. Merely he never gets to run across Tanya once again.

1st book with same character is My Life as a Book. This is not a series and you do not need to take read the first book to empathise this volume. Very different plots.

Read-a-likes: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate

In that location are sketches throughout the book. On the side, Derek has niggling stick figure drawings that define words in the book. Derek is known for illustrating his vocabulary words, something he enjoys, his teachers praise him on, and helps him learn meliorate.

Derek does have some issues with his reading and that comes up in this volume. He gets a tutor to aid him with reading. At 1 point they do reading aloud, Matt (his best friend who is mad at him) video takes him reading aloud and posts information technology to YouTube under the title "Idiot Reader".

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Dec 04, 2011 Karen rated it really liked it

Really enjoyed her kickoff volume, My Life as a Book, so no surprise that I enjoyed this ane only as much. After sitting by her during a recent MacMillan dinner at NCTE, I loved getting the inside story well-nigh why her son is the illustrator of these books. Great stick figures that help with the agreement of vocabulary - a technique he used many times himself.

Dec 07, 2017 Jack .V rated it actually liked it

This review has been hidden because information technology contains spoilers. To view it, click hither. This book was merely equally great as the beginning ane! I really like the characters emotions and how information technology is presented. I loved the part where Derek climes all the crates and saves Frank (he is a monkey). If you lot like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you WILL dearest this volume.

Nov 12, 2011 Julie rated it actually liked it

The story slides in lessons on personal responsibility and friendship without being preachy.

January 16, 2017 Nicole rated it really liked it

This is such a fun series! Definitely hard to put down!

I think it is a good volume for yous to cheque out because I think the author is trying to teach you that if y'all work difficult you tin can reach any dream.

Oct 30, 2018 Shloak Menon rated information technology it was amazing

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Twelve-year-old Derek trying to do anything other than his reading list for over the summer. He thinks that summer is a two-3 month period of relaxing and having fun. Derek is very much a visual learner than anything else equally to be seen in the novel. This book is not for a high reading level, as seen by pictures on the side to resemble what more challenging words hateful, but it is a good book. Although it is a sequel to best-selling "My Life every bit a Book".

Derek with his friends and family are very close

Twelve-yr-old Derek trying to do anything other than his reading list for over the summer. He thinks that summer is a 2-3 month period of relaxing and having fun. Derek is very much a visual learner than anything else as to be seen in the novel. This book is not for a high reading level, equally seen by pictures on the side to resemble what more challenging words mean, just it is a proficient book. Although it is a sequel to best-selling "My Life as a Book".

Derek with his friends and family are very shut and seem to never turn their backs on each other. Just as information technology seems that way his friend and fellow skateboarder Matt joins another boy to go against Derek. He gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to exist a stunt boy for a major movie. After accepting the part he finds out that he volition be Ruby-red, a pretty girl effectually Derek'due south age stunt double. Things seem to take a turn for the worst and his friends mail an embarrassing video of him on YouTube wearing the wig.

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Jul 20, 2018 Wendy Kuzma rated information technology really liked information technology

This is a cracking transitional book for kids who enjoy, but are reluctant to motion beyond, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The story moves along at a nice step and I really cared about the characters. The main character, who is a struggling reader in school, has an opportunity to be a stunt double in a movie. His family likewise fosters a capuchin monkey, Frank, that will somewhen be trained every bit a companion for a disabled person. ( I didn't fifty-fifty know this was a thing! ;) )I actually enjoyed this book and read it This is a great transitional book for kids who bask, but are reluctant to move beyond, Diary of a Wimpy Child. The story moves forth at a nice footstep and I really cared about the characters. The main grapheme, who is a struggling reader in school, has an opportunity to exist a stunt double in a moving picture. His family also fosters a capuchin monkey, Frank, that volition eventually exist trained as a companion for a disabled person. ( I didn't even know this was a thing! ;) )I really enjoyed this book and read information technology in a day. I am looking forward to reading more books in this series. ...more

May 22, 2017 Yeimi Alvarez rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because information technology contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Its a new day of the new schoolhouse twelvemonth and deker is nervous for this new school year. Derek gets a opportunity as a stunt double of a movie. BUt has to article of clothing a wig he doesnt feel to comfy with this especialñy with his friends. Derek is also being embarrased by a video that his friends accept of him. I like this book because its a fun expierence to read about a stunt male child that is in a movie as a stunt boy and at the same fourth dimension having friend problems.

We enjoyed reading this one, although both of my boys made comments near the bullying and how one of the characters could have/should have been reported for posting a mocking video of another on YouTube without their permission. Information technology does show the principal character learning to work through the problems with his best friend, too equally with his own learning of various things, in a realistic, encouraging manner.

Oct 16, 2019 Laila rated information technology liked information technology

I'm so glad my son has institute another series he likes, after devouring all the Wimpy Kid/Large Nate/Dog Human being/Bad Kitty books. If your kiddo likes those, cheque these out - they're a little bit more substantial. We're reading them together and I like that they talk about navigating tricky emotions in a realistic way. I'chiliad so glad my son has found another series he likes, after devouring all the Wimpy Kid/Large Nate/Dog Man/Bad Kitty books. If your kiddo likes those, bank check these out - they're a little bit more substantial. We're reading them together and I like that they talk about navigating tricky emotions in a realistic way. ...more

Oct 19, 2021 Garrett rated it it was amazing

I think that this book deserves 5 stars considering the storyline in this book is i of my favorites. I loved how the main character reminded me of myself during school, which I similar a lot. So I would highly recommend this book for anyone!

Oct 12, 2017 Caleb rated it it was amazing

wow his book was really skillful way better than the first volume.

Aug 06, 2018 Kelly rated it really liked it

I continue to really savour this series. This kid is not perfect, but he doesn't have a totally bummer life. I continue to really enjoy this series. This kid is non perfect, only he doesn't have a totally bummer life. ...more

Equally Derek gets to involved in a pic, he relizes what the relizes what the truthful meaning of parkour is.

Sep 13, 2019 Anna Chang 8E rated it it was amazing

It is a extremely wonderful book and super funny volume!! I would recommend it to others :P

Feb 12, 2021 Kelly rated it it was amazing

A great book for eye form students! I beloved the vocabulary pictures in the margins! Super fun!

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This book didn't do it for me. I'll look until I get opinions from kids and see if that changes my heed. This book didn't exercise it for me. I'll await until I get opinions from kids and come across if that changes my heed. ...more

Jun 26, 2020 Lollie George rated information technology really liked it

This is a clever story of a middle school male child who behaves like most heart schoolhouse boys. He doesn't do his chores at abode regularly, he hates schoolhouse work, he needs assist with reading, and he likes a girl. He is really expert at existence active and skateboarding, doing tricks, taking risks. His father works in the motion-picture show industry, so they must live in a metropolis where movies are made. Ane twenty-four hours while out skateboarding, a stunt man recruits Derek as a teen stunt double for a movie starring a current female teen This is a clever story of a centre school boy who behaves like about middle schoolhouse boys. He doesn't exercise his chores at home regularly, he hates schoolhouse work, he needs assist with reading, and he likes a girl. He is really expert at existence active and skateboarding, doing tricks, taking risks. His father works in the film industry, so they must live in a city where movies are fabricated. One twenty-four hour period while out skateboarding, a stunt man recruits Derek as a teen stunt double for a moving picture starring a current female teen idol.
While this seems pretty fantastical, there are other story lines: video posted to the net, pet monkey, difficulty with friends, that brand this story enjoyable, funny, informative. The book includes stick drawings that help explain difficult vocabulary words, considering Derek himself uses stick figures to assistance him retrieve and sympathize his own vocabulary works. This is #2 in the "My life equally" book series. Bully for reluctant readers. ...more

i liked it because information technology was fun to read and i like to read books similar that

Have yous heard of a story where a monkey gets kidnaped with a diaper? this volume is realistic fiction because its based on a simulated story only can happen. I loved this volume because it had plenty of comedy and action and thats the type of book i like and if you like comedy and activeness this will be a good book for you. The conflict is person vs person because Derek is fighting through difficult times of physical and emotionally aginst some other person.

Derek and Matt best friends wanted to always stay best fr

Accept y'all heard of a story where a monkey gets kidnaped with a diaper? this book is realistic fiction considering its based on a fake story only tin happen. I loved this book considering information technology had plenty of one-act and action and thats the type of volume i similar and if you like comedy and action this will be a adept book for you. The conflict is person vs person because Derek is fighting through hard times of physical and emotionally aginst another person.

Derek and Matt best friends wanted to ever stay best friend and they both loved parkour. One day Derek was accepted to be a stunt man for a famous player and was on set Matt got mad. So he tried to embarrass him by catching him reading because he wants adept at reading and then everyone at school can run across him Derek besides got a pet monkey named franks and he had to take care of him or he will get taken a way to another owner So every once and a while an inspector comes and checks So the inspector came an extra time because Frank choked on a toy so he came to bank check on frank. But Derek thought they were going to take them so they wanted to hibernate Frank. So Derek and Matt decided to cooperate with each other but swiftly is the person Matt has been talking to when Derek was mad at him. So it was time for Derek to go onto set to be a stunt male child and all all of a sudden he got a call from Matt that swiftly kidnapped his monkey.The theme is life is an take a chance that you cant predict. Why is information technology this considering you wouldnt predict someone will steal someones pet.

The title realates to the book to the volume
because derek was asked to be a stuntman and thats what the championship is my life as a stunt human. Also Derek also loves to do stunts wherever he is and he aslo loves parkour. One major event that changed the charector was when matt post a video almost how derek cant actually read well. That changed the charector alot he was sad mad embaressed and Derek changed alot.The writer builds suspense when Derek gets a phone call from matt saying that his pet monkey was stolden this part is when the author builds the suspense then the climax comes along.

My opinion on this volume is thats information technology was very skillful it was comedy and i dear one-act this book is also activity and these types of books is what i dearest to read especially comedy. I liked the fashion the author helped you understand the volume he would sketch the words that are hard to understand with stick figures.I thought the ending of the volume was nice and calm like many stories terminate everyone cooperates and becomes happy derek gets to keep his monkey even though it got kidnappeded. My favorite office was when Derek got the phone telephone call about frank and everyone at the scene jumpeded into action even the actor he was doing stunts for.

I would charge per unit this volume 5 out of 5 because of how nicely it was written and how funny it was. I would recamend this book for people who beloved comedy action and the diary of a wimpy kids serial and realistic fiction. Too who would ever think that someone would steal someones monkey.

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Jun thirty, 2013 Tami rated information technology liked information technology

I read the My Life Every bit A... series because my 9-year-former daughter read them, enjoyed them and recommended them to me. Each of the three are enjoyable to differing degrees and for different reasons. All three are narrated past Derek. Derek is your average 12-twelvemonth-old boy. He is basically kind, has a adept heart, dreads schoolhouse at the end of summertime vacation and often lacks the ability to project the negative consequences of his imaginative, sometimes well-intentioned, plans.

All three books are short, f

I read the My Life As A... serial considering my 9-year-one-time daughter read them, enjoyed them and recommended them to me. Each of the 3 are enjoyable to differing degrees and for different reasons. All three are narrated by Derek. Derek is your average 12-year-onetime boy. He is basically kind, has a good centre, dreads schoolhouse at the end of summer holiday and oft lacks the power to projection the negative consequences of his imaginative, sometimes well-intentioned, plans.

All three books are brusk, fun, piece of cake reads appropriate for third Form through middle school ages. Like in tone and style to Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Child serial, they work equally well as independent or read-aloud choices. Jake Tashjian provides creative--sometimes inspired--stick drawings of various vocabulary words in the margins of every page. Many of his drawing are intriguing and pb the reader to think about specific words in a new and heady fashion. The fact that the drawings are parallel to--and not instrumental in the progression of--the plot is what sets this serial autonomously from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

In My Life Every bit a Stuntboy Derek is "discovered" past a movie stuntman equally he and his all-time friend Matt are experimenting with stunts on their skateboards. Derek is offered a short-term job as a stand-in stuntboy for the child actor in a flick. HIs parents allow him to accept provided that: (one) he continues to work on his reading with a tutor; and (2) he shows more responsibility in taking care of Frank, the capuchin monkey they are fostering--since information technology was his thought to become him. What follows is a series of close calls with Frank and a prolonged conflict with his best friend. The climactic monkey rescue will have readers holding their jiff.

Stuntboy has more uneven pacing than the other ii and was the hardest for me to get through. It may work better every bit a read-aloud than an contained choice. It is a worthwhile read due to the unusual discovery within its pages of the word "parkour." First used by Tony, the Stuntman, he tells Derek it means "navigating obstacles." Although used primarily in the context of skateboarding its definition lends itself to Derek's everyday life, and, in turn, to that of the reader. When you see an obstacle before you lot: (one) examine it with your eyes; (2) plan out how you will go effectually it; (iii) picture yourself succeeding; then (four) put your plan into action.

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Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who's been writing books for children for xv years. Her get-go novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many center and high schools. Her novels My Life As a Book, My Life As a Stuntboy, Janet Tashjian is a heart-grade and young adult novelist who's been writing books for children for fifteen years. Her kickoff novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney Television set movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her novels My Life As a Book, My Life Every bit a Stuntboy, and My Life As a Cartoonist are all illustrated by her teenage son, Jake. Their collaboration continues with Einstein the Grade Hamster coming in August.

Janet lives with her family in Los Angeles, enjoying her respite from the long Boston winters. When she isn't writing, she's rewriting.

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