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In this middle-grade novel―a hilarious spin-off of writer Tommy Greenwald and illustrator Rebecca Roher's Charlie Joe Jackson series―the class clown is suddenly a big-time movie star.

Pete Milano has always been the class clown and proud of it. What's the point of having friends if you can't make them laugh, right? Even if doing so has the unfortunate side effect of constantly getting him into trouble. But, for once, Pete's tricks have led him to just the right place at just the right time. Now he's about to become famous, because he's been asked to audition for the hottest new movie with the hottest girl costar. But balancing real life with movie life is way harder than it sounds. Will Pete's newfound fame mean losing his girlfriend and all his friends? Find out in Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star.

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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit
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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Planet Girl
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up

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"Quick on the uptake, unegotistical, and well-intentioned, Pete is able to weather embarrassing faux pas and near catastrophes... [a] feel-good story." ―Booklist

"Young readers will enjoy Pete’s humor... The idea of a regular kid achieving something great will definitely appeal to readers." ―School Library Journal

About the Author

Tommy Greenwald has enjoyed reading all his life, which is why he's appalled that his kids Charlie, Joe and Jack, would prefer getting a dental check-up to checking out a book. After years of pleading, threatening, and bribing, Tommy finally decided the only way to get his kids to read was to write a book about how to get out of reading. The result was Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading. And they read it! (So they say.) The Executive Creative Director at SPOTCO, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, Tommy lives in Connecticut with his wife, Cathy; his non-reading sons, Charlie, Joe and Jack; and his dogs, Moose and Coco.

Rebecca Roher is a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator. Her graphic novels include Bird in a Cage and Mom Body, and she has published her work on the Nib, Bitch Media, New York Times Now, and GUTS Canadian Feminist Magazine.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish; Reprint edition (January 9, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250143659
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250143655
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 570L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 0.61 x 7.68 inches

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Tommy Greenwald is the author of many books for children and young adults, including GAME CHANGER, which was a YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers, an Amazon Best Book of The Month, a Junior Library Guild Gold Premiere selection, and the winner of the Connecticut, Kentucky and Rhode Island Middle School Reading Awards; RIVALS, an Amazon Best Book of The Month and Junior Library Guild Selection; and DINGED, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. His new book THE RESCUES: FINDING HOME is a collaboration with his son Charlie, and illustrator Shiho Pate.

Tommy is also the author of the CHARLIE JOE JACKSON, CRIMEBITERS, PROJECT Z and GOOD SPORTS LEAGUE series, the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter of JOHN & JEN, an off-Broadway musical.

To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com.

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Fun book for boys

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020

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The boys always need books that grasp their attention. Funny Pictures help. The goal is to foster the habit of reading so I hope this author keeps writing because it’s hard to find books for them.

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One of the best books I've ever read to this day

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2016

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Very good and detailed and shows what real is but overall very good and I recommend to read this book

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Another Tommy Greenwald winner!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016

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My daughter and I find Tommy Greenwald's books captivating and funny. Highly recommended!

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Janet Hamilton

Give this one to Wimpy Kid fans

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016

Summary: Pete is generally a big goof; in fact, he sometimes feels like his friends get kind of annoyed by some of his shenanigans. He’s just stolen cheerleader Eliza Collins’s pom poms when he ducks into a coffee shop to hide. He catches the eye of an eccentric woman sitting at one of the tables with two laptops and a cell phone. Turns out she’s a movie producer, and she invites Pete to come and audition for a film she’s making. He decides to give it a try, and, lo and behold, is chosen for the part, starring opposite teen sensation Shana Fox. Life seems pretty amazing until his friends decide that stardom has gone to his head. Even worse, his girlfriend is sure he and Shana are romantically involved. When Shana invites Pete to dinner at his parents’ restaurant, the whole crisis comes to a head. It looks like Pete will have to decide between a normal life and movie stardom. 256 pages; grades 4-6

Pros: This latest entry in the Charlie Joe Jackson series is sure to please fans. Pete is a likeable character who tells his story with humor and honesty, sprinkled with his own illustrations and bits of the script from his movie. Wimpy Kid readers should enjoy moving up to this series.

Cons: In many of the illustrations, Pete looks more like a fourth grader than an eighth grader.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016

What can I say? I can't get enough of these books! They make me smile from page one.

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