Synopses & Reviews
Small kid.
Big Stage. Does EllRay have a talent to put on show for the entire school?
When EllRay and his friends hear about the school talent show, theyand#8217;re not impressed. Theyand#8217;re too old for that stuff. But their teacher, Mrs. Sanchez, isnand#8217;t so quick to let her students off the hook. Five students absolutely must try-out, and EllRay somehow ends up being one of them. Now he has to figure out something heand#8217;s talented atand#133;.like, maybe magic?
But now the pressureand#8217;s on. Itand#8217;s up to EllRay to take the stage and show his classmates and the whole school that heand#8217;s not only talented but magic.
Review
Praise for EllRay Jakes Walks the Plank by Sally Warner:
"The EllRay Jakes stories are just right for his real-life peers; short enough to be read by kids getting comfortable with chapter books and also enjoyable and authentic." —Kirkus
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PRAISE FOR THE ELLRAY JAKES
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Praise for the EllRay Jakes series: and#8220;Warner is a dead-on observer of playground politics, and has a great ear for dialogue.and#8221;
and#8212;School Library Journal
and#8220;and#8230;ideal for reluctant readers.and#8221;
and#8212;Booklist
and#8220;Young readers can identify with EllRay, who is neither a bad seed nor a goody-two-shoes; he and his sense of humor are just right.and#8221;
and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
Honors for the EllRay Jakes series: EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken: Junior Library Guild selection, Scholastic Book Club selection, Texas Bluebonnet Award 2012-13, 2013 California Collections selection, BPL's 2012 Summer Reading List; EllRay Jakes is a Rock Star: Junior Library Guild selection, Scholastic Book Club selection; EllRay Jakes Walks the Plank: Junior Library Guild selection.
Synopsis
Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay. He's finally getting along with most of the kids at school. He's even getting along with his family. But then everything comes screeching to a halt when his younger sister accidently overfeeds the classroom goldfish EllRay was supposed to be taking care of over Spring vacation. What is EllRay going to tell his teacher and the kids in his third-grade class? Fortunately, most of them are sympathetic. But not bossy Cynthia. She sees this as an opportunity to blame EllRay for her own mess-ups. Must EllRay now walk the plank for stuff that he didn't do?
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Dead goldfish + bossy girls = big trouble!
Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay. He's getting along with most of the kids at school. He's even getting along with his family. But then everything comes screeching to a halt when his younger sister accidently overfeeds Zippy, the classroom goldfish that EllRay was taking care of over spring vacation. Zippy is a goner. What is EllRay going to tell the kids in his third-grade class? Fortunately, most of them are sympathetic. But not bossy Cynthia. She sees this as an opportunity to blame Ell- Ray for her own mess-ups. Must EllRay now walk the plank for stuff that he didn't do?
Synopsis
Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay. He's finally getting along with most of the kids at school. He's even getting along with his family. But then everything comes screeching to a halt when his younger sister accidently overfeeds the classroom goldfish EllRay was supposed to be taking care of over Spring vacation. What is EllRay going to tell his teacher and the kids in his third-grade class? Fortunately, most of them are sympathetic. But not bossy Cynthia. She sees this as an opportunity to blame EllRay for her own mess-ups. Must EllRay now walk the plank for stuff that he didn't do?
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Itand#8217;s December at Oak Glen Primary School and all EllRay can think about is Christmas. As far as heand#8217;s concerned, Christmas is the bestand#151;no school, presents, fun parties, and lots of cookies! But before EllRay can celebrate with his family, he must lead half the school in the Winter Wonderland assembly.
How tough can it be to memorize a few lines? Very tough, especially when EllRayand#8217;s soon-to-be ex-friend gives him a challenge to perform onstage. If he completes the challenge, heand#8217;ll save his friendship...but heand#8217;ll also ruin the assembly. EllRay is in for a not-so holly jolly time.and#160;
About the Author
Sally Warner grew up in Connecticut and California. She then received her B.A. degree from Scripps College, and her B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in fine arts from Otis Art Institute. She worked as an artist (primarily charcoal drawings) for many years, exhibiting her work at galleries, small museums, colleges, and universities across the country. In 1995 she published her first book for young readers, and since then she has published more than 20 novels.
Visit Sally Warner at Sally Warner www.sallywarner.com.
Brian Biggs was born in Arkansas in 1968, moved to Texas in 1979, fled to New York City in 1987 to attend Parsons School of Design, lived in Paris France for a few years, ran away to San Francisco in 1993, and since 1999 he has lived in Philadelphia. Brian illustrated the covers for the first three EllRay Jakes books and also illustrates the Roscoe Riley series for HarperCollins.
For more fascinating information about Brian, visit www.mrbiggs.com.