Clements, Andrew. No Talking. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 146 pages. (Fiction / Humor)
The main characters in this book are Dave Packer, and Lynsey Burgess, and this story takes place at Dave and Lynsey’s school, Laketon Elementary School, in the middle of New Jersey. The problem Dave and Lynsey face is that Dave bet Lynsey that boys could talk less than girls. Lynsey then bet Dave that girls could talk less than boys. To solve this problem, Dave and Lynsey challenged boys against girls and whoever talked the most, boys or girls, loses the challeng and the ability to say that they were the best. Some more interesting events in No Talking are that the teachers get really suspicious because this years class was the noisiest ever, and eventually even some of the teachers join in the “NO Talking” challenge.
The main characters in this book are Dave Packer, and Lynsey Burgess, and this story takes place at Dave and Lynsey’s school, Laketon Elementary School, in the middle of New Jersey. The problem Dave and Lynsey face is that Dave bet Lynsey that boys could talk less than girls. Lynsey then bet Dave that girls could talk less than boys. To solve this problem, Dave and Lynsey challenged boys against girls and whoever talked the most, boys or girls, loses the challeng and the ability to say that they were the best. Some more interesting events in No Talking are that the teachers get really suspicious because this years class was the noisiest ever, and eventually even some of the teachers join in the “NO Talking” challenge.
If I were to give this book a one-word label, it would be “funny” because No Talking was interesting, it made me laugh, and it made me think of something people at my school would do. When you start to read this book, you just can’t put it away because it just gets funnier and more interesting as you read on. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a laugh.
Reviewed By: Pablo
