| The Janitor's Boy Contributor(s): Clements, Andrew (Author), Selznick, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068983585X ISBN-13: 9780689835858 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: When Jack Rankin is publicly embarrassed by his father, the school janitor, his act of revenge results in him having to assist his father after school for three weeks. The work is tedious and humiliating, but Jack discovers some surprising secrets about his father--and himself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.25 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41791 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: IT WAS THE PERFECT CRIME Unfortunately, it also led to the perfect punishment. When Jack Rankin gets busted for defacing a school desk with a huge wad of disgusting, watermelon bubble gum, the principal sentences him to three weeks of after-school gum cleanup for the chief custodian. The problem is, Jack's anger at the chief custodian was the reason for his gum project in the first place. The chief custodian happens to be Jack's dad. But doing time in the school basement after hours reveals some pretty surprising things: about the school, about Jack's father, and about Jack himself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Selznick, Brian: - Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including Frindle and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.Clements, Andrew: - Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children. Visit him at AndrewClements.com. |