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-...will have readers cheering.--Bulletin* - Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences.- - Kirkus, STARRED review -This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries.--School Library JournalArmstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now

<i>* </i> Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. <b> - Kirkus, STARRED review</b><i>Armstrong and Charlie</i> is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. <b> - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of <i>The Wednesday Wars</i> and <i>Okay for Now</i></b>

Armstrong and Charlie are endearing and layered protagonists worth cheering for. - Horn Book .. .will have readers cheering. -Bulletin* Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, starred review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library JournalArmstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now .. .will have readers cheering. -Bulletin* Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, STARRED review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library JournalArmstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now -...will have readers cheering.--Bulletin* - Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences.- - Kirkus, STARRED review -This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries.--School Library JournalArmstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now * Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, STARRED review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library JournalArmstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now

<i>Armstrong and Charlie</i> is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of <i>The Wednesday Wars</i> and <i>Okay for Now</i>

Armstrong and Charlie are endearing and layered protagonists worth cheering for. - Horn Book .. .will have readers cheering. -Bulletin * Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, starred review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library Journal Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now .. .will have readers cheering. -Bulletin * Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, STARRED review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library Journal Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now -...will have readers cheering.- -Bulletin * - Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences.- - Kirkus, STARRED review -This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries.- -School Library Journal Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now * Unforgettable, well-drawn titular characters are the heart of this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny story about family, friendship, integrity, and navigating differences. - Kirkus, STARRED review This uplifting and touching exploration of friendship, with a vivid setting, is a solid addition to most middle school libraries. -School Library Journal Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. - Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now Armstrong and Charlie is one of those distinctly American books that speaks to us of who we are. It warns us of those forces that divide us, and celebrates the strength of those who can overcome them. Armstrong and Charlie are real kids, and their friendship is a real friendship, and their conflicts are real, and their courageous solutions are real as well. This novel is an exultation of hope--and a dang good story to boot. Gary Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now

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Steven B. Frank is the author of The Pen Commandments: A Guide for the Beginning Writer. He teaches middle school at Le Lycee Français de Los Angeles and lives in Laurel Canyon, California. Armstrong and Charlie was inspired by his own sixth grade year at Wonderland Avenue Elementary.

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