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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

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I chose this book because of the title "Dogs Don't Tell Jokes." I thought this book would be about this girl that was telling dogs jokes. This book is about a kid whose name is Gary W. Boone, and he really wants to enter a talent show but then he finds out that he is the only one signed up for it. I liked this book because the boy is really funny, but I also liked this book because the boy is really lucky. He will get $100 from his parents if he doesn't tell jokes for two weeks. I recommend this book for 4th-8th graders.

This book, written by Louis Sachar, was a very enjoyable book. It's a very easy book, but you won't be able to put it down. It's about a boy by the name of Gary W. Boone. "If you take the Oon from Boone and the G from Gary, it makes Goon!" Being the goofy kid he is on the inside, he tries to make friends, but being the comedian without any good jokes, he sees it's very difficult. His best friend, Angeline, moves to a new school, which makes it harder for Gary. Finding a sign for the school talent show, Gary finds this the perfect opportunity to gain popularity, and practice his jokes. As he practices day and night to find a nice order to put his jokes in and memorize them, he gets a call from Angeline. Angeline, who has always thought she was psychic, tells Gary not to enter the talent show. She senses something bad might happen. Gary wants to believe her, but this is his big chance to give the school a big opening BANG with his hilarity.

I would give this book four stars because its funny and it has a good story line.

Louis Sachar is a brilliant author that talks about funny things. I like him mostly because he's down to earth and he doesn't involve aliens or anything fiction. His stories are about everyday kids in awkward, hilarious situations. I'm not a good science fiction reader so this book is perfect for me, plus it's not as hard so I won't get confused on what's going on. This is why I like Louis Sachar.

Don't Tell Anymore Jokes
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes By Louis Sachar
This story is about a boy named Gary W, Boone. He wants to be a famous comedian. He always daydreams about being on a late-night TV show. When he tells a joke to kids in his class they all give him funny looks and call him a dork and all other mean names. They also laugh at him because they think the joke is so dorky. When Gary hears them laugh he think that they are laughing at the joke but they really are laughing at him.
The most interesting thing about this book is when the school talent show comes up.
Gary of course wants to be in the talent show and do jokes. He says that that will get him in
to the comedian stage. He tries everything he can and he goes through alot of stuff. One of the thangs he goes through is him finding out that people don't like his jokes. When he has to practice his jokes. He tries to make the jokes up but sometimes he doesn;t know what the joke should be. When he says the jokes to him self and they do not sound funny. After a while he gets tired of trying to make up jokes so he disides to change his whole idea and goes to a normal kid. He tries to hang out with other kids and not do the jokes anymore. Then he diside that no one else would really pay attention to him and that he really liked telling jokes.So he goes back to teling jokes.
People I think would like this book is kids who like to read life books about people's life.Also if you like funny stories!So I think that 4th or 5th graders would like it.If older kids like books like that or like kinda in the middle sized of stories might like it to.
Between the rating sacale of 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. I would give it a 9. Not that it is bad book it is a great book!!!

This book has nothing to do with dogs not telling jokes. I think that may have been one of Gary's jokes, but really it has absolutely no relation to the story. (I'm Louis Sachar's biggest fan---he's such an awesome writer---but I wish he would work on picking out titles for his stories!)
Gary Boon is an outcast who can't stop telling jokes. The story isn't as simple as it might sound... As you read, you can find reasons for Gary being the way he is. He calls himself "Goon", with the "G" from Gary and the "oon" from Boon, and his best friend is Angeline from the book Someday Angeline (which is the best book ever writen, by the way). Gary enters in the school talent show to finally be appreciated for his "talent" of telling jokes.
Most of Gary's jokes are corny, but you'll still laugh at his efforts... And soon it's apparent that he'd just like to fit in. Like everyone else.

Gary Boone likes to tell jokes. He thinks they are funny. Whenever he is talking to someone, he tells a joke, but no one thinks they are funny. But when a talent show is announced at his school, he starts on making his routine everyday to make it perfect. Then his mom and dad said that if he didn't tell a joke until the talent show, he would get 100 dollars. But since he didn't think his jokes were funny, he quit. But an incident caused him to change his mind. I found this really great after a few chapters. It is the funniest book I have read. Don't put down this book!!!!!!!!!! The characters have a big plot in this book. I think this book is good for all ages. Read it by yourself or with someone.

This book has a great way of explaining that you can go for your dreams and that just because you don't have the same dreams as the other kids, so what! This book also tells about a boy who is "teased" for his dream for wanting to be a comedian. This book is worth 5 *****(stars)

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar is a very good book. This book is a realistic book. It's about kid named Gary Boone. He's really funny. All Gary does is say a bunch of jokes. This is a great book for everyone to read. Read Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar to know what all happens.

One of the best books that I read this year would be Dogs Don't tell Jokes by Louis Sachar. This book was my favorite because it had a lot of different types of conflict. One is when Gary first found out about the talent show. He was having a really hard time to find out who he could sign up with. Then he just kept asking the kids at his school if they knew how to sign up. Then he finally comes to this girl named Brenda and she said, that he could sign up with his teacher. Finally he goes to his teacher and said to put his name on the list for the talent show. She said that he was the first one to sign up. That is just one of the reasons why this book is my favorite. Another reasons why this book is my favorite is when his parents told him that they would give him one hundred dollars if he would stop telling his jokes. He had to stop telling them until the talent show which was four weeks away. They said, that they were getting tired of hearing the same jokes over and over. They also said, that if he keeps telling them that people would have already heard them and they wouldn't won't to hear them again. His dad told him that today he repeated one of his jokes to one of customers. Gary said, that he would do it. he wouldn't won't say any more until the talent show. Then my favorite one is when he's at the talent
Show. When he comes out, he had a suit and a hat that was tight on his head. He had this thing that made his hair look like he had shaved it. then in one part of his act he wrapped a bath towel around him. He said, that the soap that he used is what made him bold. Then he starts off telling more of his jokes. He still has on the bath towel. Then he would start talking about the soap again. Then he would start talking about something else. He would just keep going back and fourth from one thing to another. He would never finish one of his jokes. That is why I think that you should read the book to find out the rest.

I am sure that there are many people in school who feel left out. An example would be Gary Boon (also known as Gary Goon)for Gary the only way to fit in is with jokes. Unfortunately, for him his jokes are pretty corny. It is not until a school talent show comes up that he feels that he can prove himself to his classmates and parents, who are also annoyed with his poor humor. Even more, with the talent show he can win one hundred dollars and hopefully his sweetheart Angeline. When Angeline takes a trip on the day of his show he quits in shame. However, a figment of his imagination comes and reasons with him and the show is a success.

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes is by Louis Sachar. Louis Sachar wrote many other books such as There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, and Holes. Dogs don't tell jokes, is about a boy named Gary Boon and his friendships, relationships, responsibilities, problems, and everyday life. Gary has always felt he would be a stand up comedian and when the school talent show is announced he feels this is his chance to start heading to his dream. Gary is doing all he can to win the talent show even if it means embarrassing himself. Along your way through this book you will meet Gary's friends, enemies, crushes, parents and teachers. I liked this book because it is fascinating and fun to read there were many problems that Gary runs into and resolutions he has to uncover. There are many reasons I am recommending this book. I feel it is a good book for people who are into reading. The writing is great and the reader won't get board because something new is always happening and you will always want to find out what will happen. You will be brought into this book and feel as if you are just another kid in Gary's class. Some people might think this book is confusing in some parts, sometimes you don't know who is talking or who is who. It is hard to find out if his mom is talking or if it is Abel. Is Joe Gary's dad or his friend Angeline's dad? But that makes it more adventurous. Something will happen and you will be more surprised, and it will make the book more of a mystery. The writing is easy to read and the chapters are interesting for kids. However this makes it easier for kids to read and still want to go on. When I read a book and the chapters are long, while the writing is small, I don't want to read it and I give up. This book has chapters that are not too long and children won't become tired of them. When you read this book or your child reads this book they will fly into the world of Gary Boon.