Jarvis Clutch: Social Spy [Paperback]

Melvin Levine (Author), Jarvis Clutch (Author), Ed Shems (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: EPS/SCHOOL SPECIALTY LITERACY & INTERVENTION; 1 edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838826202
• ISBN-13: 978-0838826201
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Teen Health > Mental Health
  • #44 in Books > Teens > Education & Reference > Social Science

More About the Author

Mel Levine, M.D., is professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School and director of its Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning. He is the founder and cochairman of All Kinds of Minds, a nonprofit institute for the understanding of differences in learning, and the author of two previous national best-selling books, A Mind at a Time and The Myth of Laziness. He and his wife, Bambi, live on Sanctuary Farm in North Carolina.

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clueless no more! Social skills clearly spelled out for kids, October 28, 2004

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This review is from: Jarvis Clutch: Social Spy (Paperback)

Our school library just acquired a copy of this book and I am thrilled to see it! The book is "dedicated to students who too often have felt the horrible pain of isolation or humiliation" that come from social mistakes. In very simple language, Dr. Levine points out the social situations that trip kids, lists questions and activities so the kids can figure out what's happening and how to deal with it, and even has surveys so kids can look at their priorities and then set about improving their social lives. The glossary at the end translates between Dr. Levine's keywords and a kid's equivalent words.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced for what you get, January 3, 2007

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Gaylen Tharp (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jarvis Clutch: Social Spy (Paperback)

This is a cute book that offers some good guidance for teens who don't fit in well and often miss social cues. I bought the book in hopes it could be helpful for the kids with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism and have found it to be a bit too high a level for most of the kids I work with. It's certainly worth half the price it sells for but if you're looking for social skills guidance for kids with social/cognitive disabilities, there are better options at that price.