Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide To Reading Online

With his straight-A reputation at risk and his parents threatening to send him to a summer "Academic Enrichment Camp," Charlie has to get creative. He decides to organize a school-wide "Read-a-Thon"—not because he wants to read, but because he figures he can host the event and talk about reading so much that no one will notice he isn't actually doing it.

Charlie’s secret weapon is Timmy McGibney. In exchange for ice cream sandwiches, Timmy reads Charlie’s assignments and gives him the highlights. It is a perfect system—until Timmy decides he is over the "sugar-for-synopsis" trade and goes on strike. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Reading

Charlie Joe Jackson is the proudest non-reader you will ever meet. He has made it through middle school without ever finishing a single book from cover to cover. To Charlie, books are the enemy, and he has spent his life perfecting the art of "reading avoidance." The Scheme With his straight-A reputation at risk and his