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Tommy Greenwald

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Tommy Greenwald's book GAME CHANGER has been named an Amazon Best Book Of The Month, a 2019 YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers, and a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection. Tommy is also the author of the CRIMEBITERS, CHARLIE JOE JACKSON and PROJECT Z series, among many other books for children.

Day-job-wise, Tommy is the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter of JOHN & JEN, an off-Broadway musical.

To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com. (To send an email telling him how much you liked whatever book it was that you just read, holla at tommy@tommygreenwald.com.)
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HAZING: A TIME-HONORED TRADITION

Anyone see this article in the New York Times the other day? It’s a detailed description of the hazing abuses at one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the country, Northwestern University. And it’s a further reminder that hazing is as persistent as the common cold; everyone wants it to go away, everyone […]

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	Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading (Charlie Joe Jackson, #1) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author), J.P. Coovert (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 5,763 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game Changer 3.92 avg rating — 2,497 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit (Charlie Joe Jackson, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 1,019 ratings — published 2012 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dinged 3.99 avg rating — 767 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation (Charlie Joe Jackson, #3) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author), J.P. Coovert (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog (Crimebiters! #1) 4.02 avg rating — 573 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) 3.77 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money (Charlie Joe Jackson, #4) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author), J.P. Coovert (Illustrations) 4.28 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack Strong Takes a Stand (A Charlie Joe Jackson Spinoff) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author), Melissa Mendes (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Planet Girl (Charlie Joe Jackson, #5) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author), J.P. Coovert (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Tommy Greenwald

Charlie Joe Jackson (6 books)
by

Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author),

J.P. Coovert (Illustrator)

4.03 avg rating — 8,178 ratings

Crimebiters! (3 books)
by

Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author)

4.11 avg rating — 907 ratings

Charlie Joe Jackson Spinoffs (3 books)
by

Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author),

Rebecca Roher (Illustrations)

4.05 avg rating — 649 ratings

Otto-Jan (1 book)
by

Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author),

J.P. Coovert (Illustrations)

4.28 avg rating — 356 ratings

Project Z (3 books)
by

Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 217 ratings

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Teenie

by Christopher Grant (Goodreads Author)

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Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)

by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author)

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Quotes by Tommy Greenwald (?)

“One of my book-reading friends used the term "our story unfolds" when describing a paper he was writing. He became somewhat less of a friend right at that moment.”
― Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

tags: humor

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“Be brave-or at least, try to be brave-and good things can happen.”
― Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit

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“The word love doesn't count when the word ya comes right after it.”
― Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading

tags: humor, love

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What Book Shall We Read in October?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in July and August. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in July and August 2011

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

10 votes 24.4%

The Mostly True Story of Jack byKelly Barnhill

8 votes 19.5%

City of Orphans by Avi

7 votes 17.1%

Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur

5 votes 12.2%

The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt

4 votes 9.8%

Summer I learned to fly (write-in)

3 votes 7.3%

Island's End by Padma Venkatraman

2 votes 4.9%

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald

1 vote 2.4%

R My Name Is Rachel by Patricia Reilly Giff

1 vote 2.4%

41 total votes

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