Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

Why did the guy eat two dead skunks for breakfast?'' ''Because dead ones squeal when you stick the fork in.'' Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It is the rest of the kids in the class who think he is a fool. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practising his routine non-stop to get it just right. Gary''s sure that this will be his big break - he''ll make everyone laugh and will win the $100 prize money. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.>

About the author

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes his novels and plays quite a lot of bridge. His novel Holes has sold over 1.5 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone and Louis is the recipient of many of the world's most well-regarded book prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award.

Product details

• Authors: Louis Sachar, Sachar Louis
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.03.2007
• EAN: 9780747589785
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-8978-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, Interest age: from c 9 years