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Children's Fiction Friendship

How to Get Awesome

by (author) Nancy Wilcox Richards

illustrated by Mathieu Benoit

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Initial publish date
Jan 2016
Category
Friendship
Recommended Age
7 to 9
Recommended Grade
2 to 4
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781443148214
    Publish Date
    Jan 2016
    List Price
    $5.99

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Description

Owen has big plans for grade three, but it quickly looks like the year is shaping up to be anything but awesome . . .

On the first day of grade three, Owen’s teacher assigns a year-long writing activity called Project Awesome. Every week, the students need to write about something awesome in their everyday life.

It doesn’t sound awesome to Owen. He hates writing and would rather be skateboarding or playing soccer with his best friend Max, or spending time with Copper, the elderly neighbour’s dog.

But things don’t always go according to plan. When Max stops hanging around and Copper goes away for vacation, Owen turns to his journal entries, as an outlet for some of his thoughts about the world around him.

Is it possible that Project Awesome isn’t as lame as he thought?

About the authors

 

Les livres de Nancy Wilcox Richards sont largement
inspirés de ses expériences d'enseignante. Nancy aborde des thèmes qui
touchent particulièrement les jeunes du niveau primaire comme
l'intimidation, l'amitié ou l'entraide. Nancy habite en Nouvelle-Écosse.

 

Nancy Wilcox Richards taught elementary school for a number of years. She is the author of How to Tame a Bully, How To Outplay A Bully, How to Handle a Bully, How to Be a Friend and How to Fix a Lie, as well as the Farmer Joe series of picture books and We're All Friends Here. All are published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. She lives in Hebbville, Nova Scotia.

Nancy Wilcox Richards' profile page

 

Les romans de Nancy Wilcox Richards sont largement inspirés de ses expériences d'enseignante. Nancy aborde des thèmes qui touchent particulièrement les jeunes du niveau primaire comme l'intimidation, l'amitié ou l'entraide. Nancy habite en Nouvelle-Écosse.

 

Mathieu Benoit's profile page

Awards

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre

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