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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading Flashcards

1
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Why is it a good idea to choose a book with short chapters? Chap 2

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If your parents tell you to “read three chapters”, it’s easier to read three short ones than three long ones.

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Whata did Charlie learn to do when his mom said, “finish the chapter yourself.” Chap 3

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Charlies Joe taught himself to cry on purpose.

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What parts did Charlie read when he was assigned a book to read for school? Chap 4

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Charlie read the front flap, the back cover, the first and last chapters.

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Why did Charlie Joe buy Timmy McGibney ice cream sandwiches? Chap 4

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Timmy would tell Charlie Joe what was in the rest of the books they were supposed to read.

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Sleep, clean your room, pretend to clean your room…..are the first three things on what list? Chap 6

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Ways to Get out of Reading: Charlie’s tip #3

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Who did Charlie go to for advice, when Timmy would tell him what happens in the middle of the book, Billy’s Bargain? Chap 7

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He asked Katie Friedman, his friend from kindergarten to fourth grade.

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Girls like guys if they don’t read a lot, but still get …….what? Chap 7

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Girls like guys that don’t read a lot but still get good grades.

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Who does Eliza Collins, the prettiest girl in the whole grade, have a crush on? Chap 8

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Eliza has a crush on Charlie Joe.

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What is Timmy’s fear about making the lacrosse team? Chap 8

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Timmy is afraid Eliza will tell her dad to pick Charlie Joe for the team instead of Timmy.

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Why was Eliza mad at Charlie Joe? Chap 9

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Eliza was mad at Charlie Joe because she liked him but he did not like her.

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What favor did Charlie Joe ask Eliza for? Chap 9

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Charlie Joe asked Eliza to talk to her dad about picking Timmy for the travelling lacrosse team.

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Why did Charlie Joe ask Eliza for the favor? Chapt 9

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Charlie Joe asked Eliza for the favor so that Timmy would tell him about the middle of the book Billy’s Bargain

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What happened to Charlie Joe’s friend, Jake Katz, after he read a book about snakes? Chap 11

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Jake discovered he liked reading and started doing it all the time.

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14
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Charlie Joe says not all books are bad. What are some of the good ones? Chap 12

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Comic books, yearbooks, checkbooks, Facebook

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15
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What jobs do Charlie Joe’s parents have? Chap 13

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Charlie Joe’s dad is a lawyer and his mom is a substitute teacher and housewife.

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16
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How many calories does reading burn? Chap 14

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Reading doesn’t burn any calories.

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17
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What did Timmy’s mother visit Charlie Joe’s mother for? Chap 14

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Mrs. McGibney told Mrs. Jackson about Timmy reading the books for Charlie Joe.

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18
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Why does Charlie Joe have a bookshelf and books in his room? Chap 14

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Charlie Joe has a bookshelf and books in his room to convince others that he reads books.

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19
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What were the consequences of Charlie Joe’s reading scheme? Chap 14

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He was grounded for 1 week, had to set the table for 2 weeks, lost his cell phone for 1 month and had to go to the library every day after school.

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20
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What did Charlie’s sister Megan offer to do to help Charlie? Chap 21

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Megan offered to read Billy’s Bargain just this one time for Charlie.

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21
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How does Charlie get away with calling “going to the movies” reading? chap 22

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He reads the ticket, the credits, the rating, the posters, the subtitles, the menu, the texts afterwards…

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22
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Who did Charlie Joe run in to at the ice cream shop when he took Megan out for ice cream? Chap 23

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Charlie saw Timmy and Hannah Spivero.

23
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When did Charlie Joe first meet Hannah Spivero? Chap 24

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They met in kindergarten during a kick ball game.

24
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What are dogs, chocolate, and the Beatles? Chap 24

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Charlie Joe Jackson’s three favorite things in the world are dogs, chocolate, and the Beatles.

25
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What’s the only bad thing about Hannah Spivero? Chap 24

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The only bad thing about Hannah is her twin brother, Teddy.

26
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What did Charlie Joe and Megan do at Jookies? Chap 25

A

They played a game of air hockey

27
Q

What is the only book that Charlie Joe has read from beginning to end?

A

The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein

28
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Why does Ms. Ferrell ask Charlie Joe to show her his paper about Billy’s Bargain 2 days before everyone else? Chap 32

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Ms. Ferrell thinks Charlie Joe is special and he is her pet project.

29
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What kind of dog does Ms. Ferrell have? chap 33

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A great dane.

30
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What did the gym coach as Charlie Joe to do?

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He asked him to wear the right gym shorts to class.

31
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What did Charlie Joe give Timmy as a peace offering? Chap 35

A

an ice cream sandwich

32
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According to Charlie Joe, what “traumatic reading experience” caused him to turn against reading forever? Chap 37

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His dad gave him tons of books for his sixth birthday.

33
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How many days did Hannah and Timmy go out before they broke up? Chap 38

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9 days, just as Katie predicted.

34
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What grade did Charlie Joe earn on his paper about Billy’s Bargain?

A

B+

35
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What happened to Charlie Joe as he was pitching the final out to Andrew on his traveling baseball team? Chap 39

A

He found himself acting like a reader, thinking about Billy’s Bargain, and identifying with the character.

36
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According to Charlie Joe’s tip # 17, why do kids who get straight A’s wear glasses? Chap 40

A

Because reading causes you to go blind from reading all the small print.

37
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What is a Position Paper? Chap 41

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A Position Paper is a project where you choose a topic, do tons of research and reading, then write a 6 page paper about the topic and your position onit, then present it to the teachers.

38
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According to Charlie Joe, if you want to know about these mysterious fascinating creatures, you should read books with them in it. What are the creatures?

A

Girls

39
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What topic does Charlie Joe choose for his position paper? Chap 42

A

Cliques and how they are bad for kids.

40
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What did Katie advise Charlie to give to Hannah so that Hannah would go along with his plan and go out with Jake? Chap 43

A

Give Hannah one of his Beatles tchotchkes.

41
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What Beatles tchotchke did Charlie Joe offer to Hannah? Chap 44

A

His “Dead Babies” album cover.

42
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What did Hannah say about Charlie’s Position Paper topic and the idea of her going out with Jake? Chap 45

A

She thought it was interesting and said she would have gone along with it even without the Beatles album.

43
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What kind of books does Jake Katz like? Chap 45

A

Books with words in them.

44
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What is “the room” that Charlie’s parents invented? Chap 46

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It’s an imaginary room where they would put people who talk on and on about themselves.

45
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What was Charlie doing that made his mom ask him to “stop eating like a dog.”?

A

He was licking his plate.

46
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What happened at the first assembly after Jake and Hannah started going out? Chap 50

A

The cliques started mixing up and sitting with each other.

47
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Why was Charlie Joe feeling guilty at dinner with his parents and Jake? Chap 50

A

Charlie Joe was feeling guilty because Jake was doing all the reading for his position paper for him.

48
Q

Who made a surprise speech at the end of Jake’s position paper presentation? Chap 52

A

Hannah Spivero

49
Q

Who did Charlie Joe go to the end of the year dance with? Chap 57

A

Pete, and Timmy.

50
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Who did Hannah go to the end of the year dance with? Chap 57

A

Hannah and Jake went to the dance together.

51
Q

Who did Charlie Joe end up dancing with, when girls asked boys to dance?

A

Katie

52
Q

What did Jake say during his speech at the dance that was a disaster for Charlie Joe?

A

Jake said that Charlie Joe had asked him to read the books for his position paper for him.

53
Q

Who is Mrs. Sleep?

A

The principal at Charlie Joe’s school.

54
Q

Charlie Joe had a choice of two consequences for having Jake read his books. What were the two consequences?

A

He could read 10 books and write a 5 page report on each one, or he could write one 150 page book.

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