My Life Is a Joke
My Life Is a Joke
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Just the Series: Jacky Ha-Ha Graphic Novel Vol. 2   

Series and Publisher: Jacky Ha-Ha Graphic Novel   

Annotation: Working a summer job on the Jersey Shore, Jacky Hart, who wanted nothing more than to act and sing all summer, must juggle serious responsibilities in order to participate in a stock performance of "A midsummer night's dream."
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #288533
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 08/30/21
Illustrator: Kerascoet,
Pages: 342 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-316-49789-4 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-9704-X
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-316-49789-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-9704-7
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2017009627
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Language: English
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In 1991, 12-year-old Jacky and her older sisters must find summer jobs to help support the family. Soon she's running the Balloon Race game on the Jersey Shore boardwalk. Though she never stutters while amusing customers with her wisecracking carny patter, her tryout for A Midsummer Night's Dream is a near disaster. Still, she lands a small part. Later, after the Balloon Race booth is robbed and she loses her job, she puts her acting skills to practical use, setting a "mousetrap" to catch the thief. Lines from Shakespearean dialogue, along with facts about his plays and Elizabethan stagecraft, are woven into the story. As in Jacky Ha-Ha (2016), the framework introduces Jacky as an adult, a successful actress reminiscing for her two daughters. Black-and-white drawings with speech balloons illustrate the narrative and underscore its humor. Often impulsive but later reflective, the young Jacky makes mistakes and learns from them. Whether she's helping a sister, solving a crime, or dealing with a boy's first stumbling steps toward romance, this chapter book is engaging from start to finish. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Patterson and Grabenstein's latest big-time series will fly off the shelves, and that's no joke.

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Word Count: 16,775
Reading Level: 3.3
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.3 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 512441 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.7 / points:10.0 / quiz:Q75192
Lexile: 650L

Class clown Jacky Hart is back and ready for the best summer ever in James Patterson's bestselling graphic novel series! But can she juggle family, friends, and work and still find time to act and sing?
 
Living on the shore is all about fun, fun, FUN! With my starring role in the boardwalk's biggest blockbuster performance, a life of fame and fortune is finally within reach.
 
Until I accidentally lose my job, embarrass myself in front of a crush, AND ruin a friendship, all at the same time.
 
My problems can't always be laughed away--but I sure am going to try. After all, they didn't nickname me Jacky Ha-Ha for nothing!


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