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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

Louis Sachar

Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens

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Summary

'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.
Available since: 07/26/2014.
Print length: 224 pages.

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