No Talking

"You have the right to remain silent." However...

The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot.

Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what does Dave hear during lunch? A girl, Lynsey Burgess, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And those words spark a contest: Which team can say the fewest words during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls.

How do the teachers react to the silence? What happens when the principal feels she's losing control? And will Dave and Lynsey plunge the whole school into chaos?

This funny and surprising book is about language and thought, about words unspoken, words spoken in anger, and especially about the power of words spoken in kindness...with or without a bullhorn. It's Andrew Clements at his best -- thought-provoking, true-to-life, and very entertaining.

Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.56h x 6.60w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781416909835
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 115396 / No Talking


Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/07/2007 pg. 60
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2007 pg. 551
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 193
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2007 pg. 77 - Recommended
Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 66
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 33

About the Author
Andrew Clements (1949-2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York.