No Talking

I like it because it is a nice book against boys and girl's so you can just think.Thank you

In Andrew Clements' latest book, fifth-grader Dave Packer challenges fellow loudmouth Lynsey Burgess to an original boys vs. girls contest. Although this grade level has been dubbed "the Unhushables," by teachers for their constant chatter, all of the fifth graders compete to see which gender can say the least number of words in two days.The varied reactions of the teachers and principal to the students' silence, as well as the eventual camaraderie that develops between the boys and girls, make this book a truly delightful read. I would strongly recommend this book, as well as any other Andrew Clements title!As a fourth grade elementary teacher, Andrew Clements is hands down my favorite author! He writes funny and entertaining school stories that kids can connect with. However, his plots are always clever and original, with his well developed characters often stumbling across profound academic and social truths. The perspectives of teachers and other authority figures are presented along with the students' in a respectful, reflective manner. I use Andrew Clements' books extensively in literature circle groups with my students, as his novels provoke a great deal of discussion from my students.

We (my 10 year old son and I) read this book with my nieces, who we can’t be with physically right now because of COVID. We really related to this book. We are learning to talk and communicate in different ways and we are getting more thinking, reading and quiet time. We talked about how the characters improved as people, everyone was more respectful of one another. At the end of the book will be like getting out of quarantine- at my house- it’s going to be loud! ❤️❤️❤️

I give this book 4 stars because it was so detailed and there was a lot of cliff hangers. The one thing that really annoyed me was that there was a lot of grammar problems like words put together and in a middle of a sentence it would just skip a paragraph. Other than that I loved the book and I had a great time reading it.

This was a really good book. But more importantly my 8 year old son entering third grade, was able to read it and really enjoyed it also. It's in that class of books that are funny and deliver messages without making you think I get it I get it enough already. My son came home from school in June with a reading list and I tried to steer him towards this book, because I had enjoyed Frindl by the same author when my older son had to do summer reading several years ago. I recommend this book to kids and to the parents who read along with their kids.

This great book for kidsAnd the author has written such wonderful books alsoThis a very good book about silence boys and girls discrimination

I had a very talkative class this year. We read this book as a read aloud and my kids came up with doing our own version of the "no talking" game. They went all day without a single word. They learned that they don't have to scream or really talk to get their point across. Seriously AMAZING book that granted me the best day of my teaching career to date. My second graders were constantly asking to read the next chapter to see what happens. Highly recommend.

She finished reading it the day it arrived.

My grade 5 students loved it. We still play the “quiet” game when we are in the hallways or library. Cute book.

Es un libro muy bien escrito y además cumple la función de enseñar el valor de la perseverancia y trabajo en equipo.

Good book for my son!

Kids like it

It's a great plot idea, but not as well written as I expected from the author's reputation (this is the first Andrew Clements book I have bought). My eight year old daughter finished reading it in less then an hour and isn't bothered about getting another by this author. I had a flick through and didn't find the writing style particularly engaging.