My Life as a Book (19 page)
Authors: Janet Tashjian
Janet Tashjian is the author of many popular novels, including those in the Larry seriesâ
The Gospel According to Larry
;
Vote for Larry
;
Larry and the Meaning of Life
âas well as
Fault Line
;
Multiple Choice
; and
Tru Confessions
. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.
Jake Tashjian has been drawing pictures of his vocabulary words on index cards since he was in grade school (he's currently fifteen) and now has a stack taller than a house. Jake loves to walk his dog, Cinder, every morning.
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Text copyright © 2010 by Janet Tashjian
Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Jake Tashjian
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tashjian, Janet.
My life as a book / Janet Tashjian; illustrated by
Jake Tashjian. â1st ed.
p. cm.
“Christy Ottaviano Books.”
Summary: Dubbed a “reluctant reader” by his teacher,
twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning
important lessons even though he does not complete his
summer reading list.
ISBN: 978-0-8050-8903-5
[1. SummerâFiction. 2. SecretsâFiction. 3. Family lifeâFiction. 4. Books and readingâFiction. 5. AnimalsâFiction. 6. Children's art.
I. Tashjian, Jake, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.T211135My 2010 [Fic]âdc22 2009018909