No Talking

"You have the right to remain silent." However...

The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot.

Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what does Dave hear during lunch? A girl, Lynsey Burgess, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And those words spark a contest: Which team can say the fewest words during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls.

How do the teachers react to the silence? What happens when the principal feels she's losing control? And will Dave and Lynsey plunge the whole school into chaos?

This funny and surprising book is about language and thought, about words unspoken, words spoken in anger, and especially about the power of words spoken in kindness...with or without a bullhorn. It's Andrew Clements at his best -- thought-provoking, true-to-life, and very entertaining.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/01/2007
ISBN: 9781416909835
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.56h x 6.60w x 0.69d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/07/2007 pg. 60
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2007 pg. 551
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 193
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2007 pg. 77 - Recommended
Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 66
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 33

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 115396 / No Talking
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4