| My Life as a Cartoonist Contributor(s): Tashjian, Janet (Author), Tashjian, Jake (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1250073383 ISBN-13: 9781250073389 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Art |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Series: My Life |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 159175 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Book Three of the popular My Life . . . series by Janet Tashjian, Derek Fallon's plan to help out a new classmate backfires miserably There's a new kid in Derek Fallon's class. His name is Umberto and he uses a wheelchair. Derek's family is still fostering Frank the monkey, and Derek thinks it would be great to train Frank to assist Umberto. But Derek quickly realizes that Umberto is definitely not looking for any help. Derek soon becomes the butt of Umberto's jokes. On top of that, Umberto starts stealing Derek's cartoon ideas and claiming them as his own. How did Derek get himself into this mess, and how can he find a way out before he is the laughingstock of school? The answer may very well be his cartoon strip--SUPER FRANKMy Life as a Cartoonist features illustrations by Janet Tashjian's son, Jake Tashjian. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tashjian, Janet: - Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who's been writing books for children for over two decades. Her first novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry series is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her bestselling My Life As a Book series is illustrated by her son, Jake. They also collaborated on the Einstein the Class Hamster series. Janet collaborated with fellow Macmillan author Laurie Keller on the chapter book series Marty Frye, Private Eye. Janet currently lives in Los Angeles and made her new home city the setting of the Sticker Girl series, which details the adventures of Martina who overcomes being shy with the help of her magical stickers that come to life. Tashjian, Jake: -Jake Tashjian is the illustrator for the My Life As a...series, including My Life As a Ninja and My Life As a YouTuber. Jake also created and illustrated the Einstein the Class Hamster series. He collaborates on his novels with his mother, author Janet Tashjian. He has also illustrated several books for the author P.T. Evans. Fun fact: Jake is a visual learner. 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, in the My Life As series. In 2016 Jake co-founded Workshop 2.0, a non-profit foundation to train and hire other young artists on the Autism Spectrum. Jake grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is an avid surfer and filmmaker. |