PLACEHOLDER MIDDLE SCHOOL READING MASTERS Jan-May 2025

JOIN US AS WE READ NO MORE DEAD DOGS BY GORDON KORMAN

A monthly book club for middle school students! Recommended for Grades 6-8.

We will meet at the Mt. Pleasant branch for a lighthearted book discussion and pizza this month.

We will provide free copies to participants who register at least a week in advance while supplies last.

Summary:

From bestselling humor author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious middle school story about a boy’s shenanigans to advocate for the unsung heroes of classic literature—dogs, obviously.

Wallace Wallace won’t lie, not even to avoid detention. And after he handed in a scorching book report of Old Shep, My Pal, detention is just what he’s been handed. The reluctant school football hero is sure he’s done nothing wrong: he hated every minute of that book—especially when the dog dies in the end! Why do dogs always die at the end?

When Wallace refuses to do a rewrite, he’s suspended from the football team and forced instead to attend school play rehearsals, which is, you guessed it, Old Shep, My Pal. His English teacher thinks this will teach Wallace a lesson, but instead, surrounded by apprehensive theater kids, Wallace sets out to prove his point. He doesn’t change his mind, but he does change the play—putting his spin on the story. He knows the audience will love it, but his English teacher… not so much.

With laughs and life lessons, No More Dead Dogs celebrates standing up for yourself, creative expression, and, of course, dogs.

For more information, please get in touch with Tinna Mills at tmills@crdl.org