Eleven-year-old David Greenberg is nervous about starting Harman Middle School and deals with his fears by making TalkTime videos to post on YouTube. He dreams of becoming a TV superstar like his idol, Jon Stewart, and displays his zany sense of humor in his videos of his pet hamster and his top 6 1/2 lists at the end of each video. When he and his best friend, Elliott, have a fight, David meets Sophie. She thinks David's videos are hilarious and begins sending out the links to everyone she knows. Before long, thousands of people view his videos. Could David be on his way to becoming an Internet Super Star?
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
How I Survived Middle School by Donna Gephart
Eleven-year-old David Greenberg is nervous about starting Harman Middle School and deals with his fears by making TalkTime videos to post on YouTube. He dreams of becoming a TV superstar like his idol, Jon Stewart, and displays his zany sense of humor in his videos of his pet hamster and his top 6 1/2 lists at the end of each video. When he and his best friend, Elliott, have a fight, David meets Sophie. She thinks David's videos are hilarious and begins sending out the links to everyone she knows. Before long, thousands of people view his videos. Could David be on his way to becoming an Internet Super Star?
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Mrs. Browning,
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring my book on your blog!
If your students would be interested, I could spend some time with them via Skype or Google chat to discuss the book after they've read it.
Let me know.
Regards,
Donna Gephart
www.donnagephart.com