Something worth reading if we want others to read our. Jelly is as surprised as anyone when he decides that hes going to. Speechless jennifer mooksang mcnally robinson booksellers. Speechless paperback 2015 by jennifer mooksang author 4. This book is about a boy named joe miles who is nicknamed jelly. Buy speechless book online at best prices in india on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading speechless. Hilariously funny and just as poignant, speechless is about finding out who your friends are, giving back, standing up to bullying and finding your own unique voice. The book deals with the issues of bullying, friendship and giving back to the community. Summers would find her curled up with humungous stacks of enid blytons and comic books. I was introduced to this book and author during a writing class i was taking on kid lit. Shortlisted, 2017 red cedar award bc young readers choice shortlisted, 2017 manitoba young. Mar 24, 2016 speechless is a fiction book written by american author jennifer mook sang.
Add to reading list share this book images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Speechless is a fiction book written by american author jennifer mook sang. The author of speechless, jennifer enjoys speaking to students about reading, writing, and her favourite part of the writing process revising. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Treasure for her was a stack of storybooks and an even taller pile of comic books. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Really enjoyed this book about a speech competition in middle school.
Speechless by jennifer mooksang jelly is as surprised as anyone when he decides that hes going to win the annual sixth grade speech contest. The author creates a comforting world for her main character joseph alton miles known as jelly because his initials spell out the word j. This book is humorous and shows determination of the main character. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Summers would find her curled up with humungous stacks of comic books. Jennifer mooksang was born in guyana, south america, and moved to canada at the age of fourteen.
She has perfectly captured the twelveyearold boys experience of life. Jennifer lives and writes for children in a luxurious garret in burlington, ontario. Jelly is as surprised as anyone when he decides that hes going to win the annual sixth grade speech contest. She has volunteered as a reading coach and coordinator for literacy programs in local schools. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. The author, jennifer mooksang, has adeptly managed to pack in a whole lot of messaging into a compact package. I enjoyed reading about the unique environments of various animals around the world, and learned several new interesting facts. Speechless is part of the silver birch book and it is about standing up. Jennifer mooksang lives and writes while chuckling to herself with her husband and two sons in burlington, ontario. Speechless ebook by jennifer mooksang rakuten kobo.
Speechless book oakville public library bibliocommons. Jennifer mook sang grew up in guyana and moved to canada when she was fourteen. Jennifer mooksangs novel speechless was so funny that it reminded me of the books i read when i was a kid you know, 1970s judy blume of peter hatcher and his little brother fudge. Speechless by jennifer mooksang is a book about a boy named joseph but everybody calls him jelly. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. If youre fortunate to live in southern ontario, consider attending the book launch of speechless on october 4 at a different drummer books in burlington.
Written by jennifer mooksang illustrated by liz starin kids can press, 2017 speechless scholastic canada, 2015 biography. Sep 01, 2015 that was me on saturday night as i devoured jennifer mook sang s middle grade book speechless. She lived an ordinary life searching for treasure until her first novel, speechless, was published in 2015. Sep 12, 2015 its a nice little package with some important lessons told in such an engaging and amusing way. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read speechless. Nice things people have said about speechless buy speechless. Jennifer mooksang shares about books as companionsplus a. She has a masters degree in psychology and has worked with children of all ages in health and educational settings. Themes explored include antibulling, giving back to your community, literacy and friendship. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms.
Jennifer manages with humor and good writing to put a fresh twist on bullying. She moved to canada when she was fourteen, earned two degrees in psychology and enjoyed working with children for many years. I would recommend this book for the budding scientists or collectors of curious facts in the classroom. Author jennifer mooksang was nominated for a 2016 silver birch award for this book. He keeps his wry sense of humour, even as his life crashes and burns. Book launch burlington join author jennifer mooksang.
Browse books by jennifer mooksang captain monty takes the plunge. Speechless book claresholm public library bibliocommons. Alice graham explaining why her choice for county reads jr, speechless by jennifer mooksang, should earn your vote. Every year at school he mumbles his way through his compulsory speech and is really happy when its over.
Its a perfect read for teachers who want to get some laughter into the classroom. Speechless by jennifer mook sang is a book about a boy named joseph but everybody calls him jelly. Shortlisted, 2017 red cedar award bc young readers choice shortlisted, 2017 manitoba young readers choice award. I am part of the silver birch award reading program at my school.
But speechless is not merely about winning a competition. Click to read more about speechless by jennifer mooksang. For the program you have to read 9 of the 10 books that were nominated for the silver birch award and speechless is one of the books that is nominated for 2016. What a pleasure to host jennifer mooksang on good books to share. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mooksang has created a hapless, lovable hero who is easy to relate to.
Jennifer mooksang author jennifer mooksang lives and writes while chuckling to herself with her husband and two sons in burlington, ontario. Buy the paperback book speechless by jennifer mook sang at indigo. Aug 01, 2018 i was introduced to this book and author during a writing class i was taking on kid lit. This story is about a boy who loves video games and wants to play them as much as possible. Speechless book burlington public library bibliocommons. Its a nice little package with some important lessons told in such an engaging and amusing way. Speechless by jennifer mooksang goodreads share book. She is the author of multiawardnominated speechless, an enormously popular novel for ages 8 to 12. Buy a cheap copy of speechless book by jennifer mooksang. Speechless by jennifer mooksang brings both comedy and insight to that watershed of middle school. Speechless book stratford public library bibliocommons. Jennifer mooksang was born in guyana near the shores of the berbice river, where pirates may have sailed long ago. Shortlisted, 2017 diamond willow award saskatchewan young readers choice. Read speechless by jennifer mooksang available from rakuten kobo.
Her picture book captain monty who is terrified of the water. When a spectacular prize is going to be a award for a speech contest jelly is ready to write the best speech. The author of speechless, jennifer enjoys speaking to students about reading. What that little blurb doesnt tell you is that speechless is funny, funny, funny. That book speechless jennifer mooksang was born in guyana, south america, and moved to canada at the age of fourteen.