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This book is visually appealing to reluctant readers and shows that all kinds of stories can surprise us. --Chicago Tribune Janet Tashjian, known for her young adult books, offers a novel that's part Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), part intriguing mystery; yet the best element here is really the first-person voice, which captures so completely the pushes and pulls in the life of someone with learning disabilities . . . . Give this to kids who think they don't like reading. It might change their minds. --Starred, Booklist Amusing stick figures accompany Derek's narration, dutifully following his teacher's suggestion of animating any difficult vocabulary word. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Sure to engage fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (Abrams) as well as those looking for a spunky, contemporary boy with a mystery to solve. --School Library Journal [The] illustrations, drawn by Tashjian's 14-year-old son, Jake, are quite clever. --Publishers Weekly A kinder, gentler Wimpy Kid with all the fun and more plot. --Starred, Kirkus Reviews My Life as a Book is a fabulous, fast-paced choice for reluctant and avid readers alike. --BookPage Cartoon drawings by the author's teenaged son decorate the margins and not only re-create Derek's illustrated vocabulary lists but also reduce the amount of text on each page, making the book more approachable for kids like Derek. Derek tells readers, If my life were a book, I'd have my own cool adventures. It is, and he does. --Horn Book

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Janet Tashjian is the author of many acclaimed books for young adults, including The Gospel According to Larry, Fault Line, Multiple Choice, and the My Life As A... series. Disney adapted Tru Confessions into a television movie starring Shia LaBeouf and Clara Bryant. Janet studied at the University of Rhode Island and Emerson College. She lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her family. Jake Tashjian illustrates the My Life As A... series in collaboration with his mother, Janet Tashjian. He has also illustrated several books for the author P.T. Evans. When Jake was in elementary school, he used to draw his vocabulary words on index cards. This later became the inspiration for the main character, Derek Fallon, in the My Life As A... series. Jake grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Los Angeles.

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