Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week
By Caroline Adderson and Ben Clanton
3.5/5
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Caroline Adderson
CAROLINE ADDERSON is an award-winning author of books for young readers and adults. She is the author of the picture books Norman, Speak! (illustrated by Qin Leng) and I Love You One to Ten (illustrated by Christina Leist), as well as the Jasper John Dooley and Izzy series. Her middle-grade books include Middle of Nowhere, A Simple Case of Angels and The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat. She has won the Sheila Egoff Award, the Chocolate Lily Book Award and the Diamond Willow Award, among many other honors. For more information, see carolineaddersonkids.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great read. The story is simply enough to be read by younger kids, but complex enough to entertain older kids. If you have children of varying ages this is a book that can be read, and understood, by all of them. It makes a nice family "book of the month" read for families that want to read something that kids of all ages will enjoy. My 11 year old son really enjoyed this book. He thought it was "interesting" and enjoyed the various "story twists." Highly recommended.
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Jasper John Dooley - Caroline Adderson
For Sophie Anastasia Elizabeth Campbell,
a little watermelon — C.A.
ISBN 978-1-55453-989-5 (ePub)
Text © 2012 Caroline Adderson
Illustrations © 2012 Ben Clanton
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Kids Can Press Ltd. or, in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright license, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777.
This is a work of fiction and any resemblance of characters to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative; the Ontario Arts Council; the Canada Council for the Arts; and the Government of Canada, through the BPIDP, for our publishing activity.
Published in Canada by
Kids Can Press Ltd.
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Published in the U.S. by
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Edited by Sheila Barry
Designed by Rachel Di Salle
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Adderson, Caroline, 1963–
Jasper John Dooley / written by Caroline Adderson ; illustrations by Ben Clanton.
For ages 7–10.
ISBN 978-1-55453-578-1 (bound)
I. Clanton, Ben, 1988– II. Title.
PS8551.D3267J38 2012 jC813’.54 C2011-904726-8
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
About the Author and Illustrator
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Chapter 1
Jasper John Dooley was in the basement getting ready for a busy week. The kid who was the Star of the Week was always busy and, starting tomorrow, Jasper was the Star. Jasper, the Star! Tomorrow! He’d looked forward to tomorrow for a very, very, very long time.
Mom came down with a load of rumpled clothes in her arms. Yay!
Jasper said. Laundry!
Aah!
she said. Jasper John, you scared me! What are you doing down here? Why aren’t you playing outside?
I’m the Star of the Week,
he said.
You’re the Star of the Week tomorrow,
Mom said, opening the lid of the washing machine. Today you’re a boy who needs to breathe fresh air.
The door of the washing machine looked like a big square mouth. Mom began stuffing the clothes down into it, feeding it dirty socks and T-shirts and soggy towels. Did you see the schedule?
Jasper asked her.
It’s in the kitchen.
On Monday, the Star gets to do Show and Tell,
Jasper said. Only the Star gets to do Show and Tell. I’ll Show and I’ll Tell. Everybody else will Look and Listen.
Still,
Mom said, it’s such a beautiful day. Here you are hiding in the basement.
I’m not hiding. I’m collecting the lint off the dryer screen.
Jasper had already pulled the screen out of its slot and scraped off the lint. Now the lint sat on top of the dryer, a flowery-smelling, gray, linty blob. It’s my Show and Tell,
Jasper said. Then, in case Mom hadn’t read the schedule very closely, in case she had just magnetted it to the fridge with the store coupons and emergency phone numbers and the long list of Things To Do that never got crossed off, only longer, Jasper reminded her what was going to happen that week at school.
Monday, Show and Tell. Tuesday, Family Tree. Wednesday, Science Experiment. Thursday, I Share My Talent. And on Friday …
He stopped so he could enjoy a shiver of excitement.
On Friday, I bring a Special Snack for everybody to eat while they’re writing Compliments to me.
It’s going to be a wonderful week, Jasper,
Mom said as she poured the detergent into the hungry