Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
Author | : Louis Sachar |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-07-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781408850343 |
ISBN-13 | : 1408850346 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: '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.