It is a guided reading level s, a lexile level 880, and appropriate for grades 46. My life as a cartoonist is one of the books in a series by janet tashjian. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. My life as a book is a middle grade novel by janet tashjian, illustrated by her teenage son. Book 8 of the muchloved my life series derek fallon loves making funny memes, but when he finds himself the joke of a viral meme, he realizes how easy it is to offend others using this platform. Dereks dog in the book my life as a book, what is dereks last name. Throughout the book he takes many measures to solve the mysteries or things he is curious about. The main character in this story is derek fallon, who is in middle school. My life as a book follows derek fallon, a young man who wishes to spend the summer engaging in mischievous activities. Where derek is when his mother gives in and decides to tell him about the newspaper article. Fallon in the book my life as a book, who is the principal at dereks school.
Right now derek is a sergeant at saugerties police. But when his parents decide to send him to learning camp, derek s dreams of fun come to an. Jul 06, 2010 as derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself in diapers. Jan 01, 2010 my life as a book, fictitious text by janet tashjian and jake tashjian, was published in 2010 by scholastic inc. As a way to learn his vocabulary words, he illustrates them. His parents make the ultimate decision to send him to a camp. Derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetimeto participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new. My life as a book isbn 9780312672898 pdf epub jake tashjian. Apr 11, 2017 book 6 in the bestselling my life series.
After accepting the job he learns that he is the stars stunt double and must wear a wig. Each of these books would be considered stand alone, you dont really need to have read one before the other to. A new jersey garden state book award nominee another fun, emotionally resonant read for the wimpy kid set and beyond. Derek jeter talks final game, new career on tonight show. My life as a cartoonist the my life series by janet tashjian. Derek fallon gets the opportunity of a lifetimeto be a stunt boy in a major movie fe. When he gets the job matt, derek s best friend, becomes jealous, and starts to do mean things, like put bad videos of derek on youtube. Derek decides to confront the creator of the hurtful meme, all during the backdrop of. Derek fallon is 40 years old today because derek s birthday is on 07141979. There also is jeter unfiltered, a photo book with images from behind the scenes of life as derek jeter. But he soon realizes youtube stardom is a book 7 of the muchloved my life series that has the irrepressible derek fallon starting his own youtube web series.
Derek fallon is 45 years old today because derek s birthday is on 01011975. As a way to learn his vocabulary words, he illustrates them in the margins of the book. My life as a joke janet tashjian 9780805098501 netgalley. Go to bed with no fuss in the book my life as a book, who is odi. Dereks family is still fostering frank the monkey, and derek thinks it. Derek fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve. Bookpage dereks concluding speech may strain credibility, but a relatable and fun format make this a smart choice for reluctant readerslike derek.
Derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetimeto participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new video game called. Book 7 of the muchloved my life series that has the irrepressible derek fallon starting his own youtube web series. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. Derek fallon the main character of the book, my life as a stunt boy, gets a once in a life time opportunity to be a stunt boy in a big movie. My life as a stuntboy continues the story of dereck from the first book my life as a book by author janet tashijan and son jake tashjian illustrator. The novel tells the story of derek fallon, a twelveyearold boy who finds reading difficult. Visit the my life as a website for more info and vocabulary. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
About my life as a b ook summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the g. Derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetimeto participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new video game called arctic ninja. Dec 23, 2012 janet and jake are celebrating because theyve finished my life as a cartoonist, book three in the popular my life. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pe. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek cant wait to create his. In the book my life as a book, summer is finally here and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto a garage roof, and conducting investigations. My life as a coder is the ninth book in janet tashjians muchloved, diary fiction my life series starring reluctant reader derek fallon, featuring illustrations by jake tashjian derek. Tv french in canada and on disney channel in the united states. Derek fallon gets the opportunity of a lifetimeto be a stunt boy in a major movie featuring a pretty teen starlet. In the book my life as a book, what does derek say he will do if amy helps him do research.
My life as a stuntboy by janet tashjian scholastic. But derek quickly realizes that umberto is definitely not looking for any help. His friends are never going to let him live this down. Derek fallon series in order janet tashjian fictiondb. If he wants to play computer games, hell have to learn how to code them himself. Derek fallon receives an exciting new gift a laptop. But when his parents decide to send him to learning camp, derek s dreams of fun come to an end. Derek s family is still fostering frank the monkey, and derek thinks it would be great to train frank to assist umberto.
Jake tashjian derek fallon finally found something to get excited about at school an extracurricular class on making videos. Fastpaced and fun sequel to a bestselling illustrated novel. Derek fallon william, 40 brookline, ma has court or. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof. Derek fallon lands his dream job as a professional video gamer testing out new games in book 5 in the popular my life series. Nov 16, 2015 as derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself in diapers. Other names that derek uses includes derek w fallon and derek william fallon. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly.
Derek fallon has expanded his taste in cartoons to the world of manga and anime. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. People will hate him for the rest of his life, fallon said. In this satisfying standalone companion to my life as a book 2010, 12yearold derek fallon thinks landing a job as stuntboy for megastar tanya billings must. My life as a b ook is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year. Derek fallon receives an exciting new gifta laptop. When he gets the job matt, dereks best friend, becomes jealous, and start s to do mean things, like put bad videos of derek on youtube. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and. Cartoonist derek grapples with a perplexing association between disability and bullying in this standalone sequel to my life as a book 2010 and my life as a stuntboy 2011.
Derek fallon finally found something to get excited about at school. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek cant wait to create his own youtube web series. What did matt and derek buy with the left over money they were supposed to. Derek fallon finally found something to get excited about at schoolan extracurricular class on making videos. Life with derek is a canadian television sitcom that aired on family english and vrak.
Alert all library locations are closed until further notice. My life as a stuntboy king county library system overdrive. Before moving to derek s current city of saugerties, ny, derek lived in catskill ny. Derek fallon s, 45 saugerties, ny background report at. Jordan henderson evidence brave evidence to get his bully dana to come outside, roy pulls down his pant and underwear moons him. Bookpage derek s concluding speech may strain credibility, but a relatable and fun format make this a smart choice for reluctant readerslike derek. Its sequels my life as a stuntboy and my life as a cartoonist have also been translated into several languages. Derek becomes a ninjaintraining in book 6 of the bestselling my life series by janet tashjian. Before moving to derek s current city of brookline, ma, derek lived in new york ny and winchester ma. After all, the infamously reluctant reader had finally found his niche. My life as a b ook is a fabulous, fastpaced choice for reluctant and avid readers alike. Derek also answers to derrick fallon, fallon derek, derek s fallon and derek lisa fallon, and perhaps a couple of other names. My life as a stuntboy lexile find a book metametrics inc. Janet tashjian is the author of the popular my life series including my life as a book, my life as a stuntboy, my life as a cartoonist, my life as a joke, and my life as a gamer, as well as the einstein the class hamster series, all illustrated by her son, jake tashjian.
Place your mouse over the drawing to flip the flashcard and see the word and definition it belongs to. My life as a coder is the ninth book in janet tashjians muchloved, diary fiction my life series starring reluctant reader derek fallon, featuring illustrations by jake tashjian. This morning i was on a movie set doing stunts, talking to a movie star. My life as a book is a fabulous, fastpaced choice for reluctant and avid readers alike. Summary derek fallon the main character of the book, my life as a stunt boy, gets a once in a life time opportunity to be a stunt boy in a big movie. In this satisfying standalone companion to my life as a book 2010, 12yearold derek fallon thinks landing a job as stuntboy for megastar tanya billings must be as good as it gets. My life as a coder is the ninth book in janet tashjians muchloved, diary fiction my life series starring reluctant reader derek fallon, featuring illustrations by. He is a professional illustrator in the book my life as a book, what does derek call his reading tutor. In the book my life as a book, what does mother try to bribe derek with for each page he reads. But when his parents decide to send derek to learning camp, his dreams of fun have come to a end. In this sequel to my life as a book, derek fallon is still a reluctant reader, but now he has bigger concerns. My life series by janet tashjian goodreads share book. My life as a b ook, fictitious text by janet tashjian and jake tashjian, was published in 2010 by scholastic inc. This quick and funny read features a teen movie star, a cool stuntman, embarrassing youtube videos, and one lovable monkey.
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