The series premiered on family on september 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on march 25, 2009. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek cant wait to create his own youtube web series. Reruns aired on family channel and multiplex sister channel family chrgd until. In this sequel to my life as a book, derek fallon is still a reluctant reader, but now he has bigger concerns. The novel tells the story of derek fallon, a twelveyearold boy who finds reading difficult. My life as a gamer by janet tashjian overdrive rakuten. My life as a book is a middle grade novel by janet tashjian, illustrated by her teenage. Throughout the book he takes many measures to solve the mysteries or things he is curious about. Affiliated with the generation of young poets from northern ireland who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, mahon is best known for illuminating the ordinary aspects of daily life through his skillfully crafted verse. After all, the infamously reluctant reader had finally found his niche. For fans of diary of a wimpy kid and mac b kid spy. Derek fallon lands his dream job as a professional video gamer testing out new games in book 5 in the popular my life series. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pe.
Apr 03, 2018 derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetime. My life as a book is a fabulous, fastpaced choice for reluctant and avid readers alike. Jordan henderson evidence brave evidence to get his bully dana to come outside, roy pulls down his pant and underwear moons him. Life with derek is a canadian television sitcom that aired on family english and vrak. His friends are never going to let him live this down. Derek fallon gets the opportunity of a lifetimeto be a stunt boy in a major movie featuring a pretty teen starlet. This book is not for a high reading level, as seen by pictures on the side to resemble what more challenging words mean, but it is a good book. Derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetimeto participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new video game called arctic ninja. Where derek is when his mother gives in and decides to tell him about the newspaper article. Tv french in canada and on disney channel in the united states. Derek is very much a visual learner than anything else as to be seen in the novel. The name derek jeter comes with many accolades and descriptive phrases.
Derek mahon is widely regarded as one of the most talented and innovative irish poets of the late 20th century. The books are a great springboard to discuss how difficult reading can be, the. After accepting the job he learns that he is the stars stunt double and must wear a wig. Derek fallon has expanded his taste in cartoons to the world of manga and anime. As derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself in diapers. My life as a cartoonist is one of the books in a series by janet tashjian. The complete series list for derek fallon janet tashjian. Fallon in the book my life as a book, who is the principal at dereks school. My life as a stuntboy king county library system overdrive. Visit the my life as a website for more info and vocabulary. When he gets the job matt, dereks best friend, becomes jealous, and start s to do mean things, like put bad videos of derek on youtube. In the book my life as a book, what does derek say he will do if amy helps him do research. In this satisfying standalone companion to my life as a book 2010, 12yearold derek fallon thinks landing a job as stuntboy for megastar tanya billings must be as good as it gets. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations.
Derek fallon the main character of the book, my life as a stunt boy, gets a once in a life time opportunity to be a stunt boy in a big movie. This quick and funny read features a teen movie star, a cool stuntman, embarrassing youtube videos, and one lovable monkey. My life as a book sacramento public library overdrive. In this satisfying standalone companion to my life as a book 2010, 12yearold derek fallon thinks landing a job as stuntboy for megastar tanya billings must. Dec, 2012 janet and jake tashjian introduce my life as a book, the first book in the my life as a. As a way to learn his vocabulary words, he illustrates them in the margins.
Jake tashjian twelveyearold derek fallon has the opportunity of a lifetimeto perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelveyearold starbut complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin. My life as a book follows derek fallon, a young man who wishes to spend the summer engaging in mischievous activities. Derek fallon won the lottery and now gets to spend. Jake tashjian derek fallon finally found something to get excited about at school an extracurricular class on making videos. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to spending his summer pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and. My life as a coder is the ninth book in janet tashjians muchloved, diary fiction my life series starring reluctant reader derek fallon, featuring illustrations by jake tashjian. When he gets the job matt, derek s best friend, becomes jealous, and starts to do mean things, like put bad videos of derek on youtube. When he discovers a newspaper in the attic with the story of a girl who drowned on marthas vineyard, he spends his summer. Derek fallon and his friends are back for another hilarious adventure in book 9 of the my life seriesthis time featuring epic tech adventures in coding. Derek fallon gets the chance of a lifetime when he is asked to test software for new video games, but he soon discovers his dream job is not all it is cracked up to be. Derek fallon finally found something to get excited about at schoolan extracurricular class on making videos. My life as a book, my life as a stuntboy, and my life as a cartoonist were written for reluctant middlereaders, especially those needing extra visual support. Its sequels my life as a stuntboy and my life as a cartoonist have also been translated into several languages. Embedded in both books are techniques from lindamood bells visualizing and verbalizing as well as reading specialist maryanne wolfs raveo program.
Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek thinks his gaming talents will be showcased. When someone starts vandalizing their school with graffiti of a mischievous trolllike figure, these ninjasintraining are convinced. My life as a stuntboy by janet tashjian, jake tashjian. My life as a book the my life series 1 kindle edition by. Derek jeter talks final game, new career on tonight show. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. Apr 03, 2018 book 7 of the muchloved my life series that has the irrepressible derek fallon starting his own youtube web series. My life as a joke lexile find a book metametrics inc. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the. Fastpaced and fun sequel to a bestselling illustrated novel. My life as a book, fictitious text by janet tashjian and jake tashjian, was published in 2010 by scholastic inc. Book 7 of the muchloved my life series that has the irrepressible derek fallon starting his own youtube web series.
Dereks dog in the book my life as a book, what is dereks last name. Go to bed with no fuss in the book my life as a book, who is odi. Derek fallon my life as a book by candace henderson on prezi. Bookpage cartoon drawings by the authors teenaged son decorate the margins and not only recreate dereks illustrated vocabulary lists but also reduce the amount of text on each page, making the book more approachable for kids like derek. My life as a book is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year. Derek fallon series in order janet tashjian fictiondb. But when his parents decide to send him to learning camp, derek s dreams. Janet and jake tashjians my life as a billionaire is book 11 in the muchloved, illustrated my life series.
My life as a book by janet tashjian, with cartoons. It is a guided reading level s, a lexile level 880, and appropriate for grades 46. Bookpage dereks concluding speech may strain credibility, but a relatable and fun format make this a smart choice for reluctant readerslike derek. Together with his friends carly, matt, and umberto, derek cant wait to create his. As a way to learn his vocabulary words, he illustrates them in the margins of the book. Jan 01, 2010 my life as a book, fictitious text by janet tashjian and jake tashjian, was published in 2010 by scholastic inc.
Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly. Derek and his friend matt like to do parkour getting around an obstacle as efficiently as possible. Twelveyearold derek fallon has the opportunity of a lifetimeto perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelveyearold starbut complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and derek s chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork. My life as a stuntboy by janet tashjian scholastic.
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