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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...more
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...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
June 26th 2007
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Andrew Clements does it again! I loved this story of a group of fifth-graders who, divided into boys vs. girls, hold a 3-day "no talking" contest. They limit themselves to 3-word phrases or sentences, only to be used with teachers; communication with everyone else must be done by writing, gestures, mime, facial expressions, or sign language. Team captains keep points of everyone who speaks a word over the 3-word limit, and the team with the least number of points wins. What fascinated me about t...more
Laketon elementary is generally a pretty loud school but nothing is louder than the 5th graders. Dave Packer is loud and cant go a second without making a snide remark and is the leader of the boy pack. Lynsey Burgess wants nothing thing to do with stinky smelly loud boys but has to when Dave just pushes her boundaries. Mrs. Hiatt, the principal cannot wait for those noisy kids to graduate so she can finely have some peace. But what happens when Dave and Lynsey get into an argument about who tal...more
Sep 27, 2008
Erin Mullen
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So far it is pretty good!
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May 22, 2011
Elizabeth
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Elizabeth by:
my 3rd grade teacher
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It was good.
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No Talking by Andrew Clements is about a fifth-grade student named Dave Packer who has just finished his studies on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. He was particularly drawn to Gandhi’s practice of continual silence for days at a time. Dave’s grade level student body is well known as the loudest group of students his teachers have ever been faced with. They gave his class the unflattering epithet of The Unshushables. When Dave gets into an argument with a fellow student of the opposite...more
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The fifth graders at Laketon Elementary School like to talk. In fact, they talk so much that their teachers have dubbed their class "The Unshushables". But lately, Dave Packer has been doing some thinking about talking. He decides to see if he can go a whole day without talking and he very nearly succeeds. What stops him? In the cafeteria, he overhears Lynsey Burgess talking on and on about a sweater she'd wanted to buy. Before he can stop himself, he's insulting her, and soon after that he's ch...more
this is about a group of girls and a group of boys who each say that the other group gossips more. They decide to have a contest where no one from either group is allowed to talk, even at home. Everyone is supposed to be totally honest about whether they talked or not for a week. At the end of the week, they see who wins.
This is my second book from this author, and I like his work so far. I think his view of ordinary children is pretty realistic, and I say that as a mother and a former teacher of fifth graders. This is another book (Frindle was my first) about a student / faculty showdown that results in personal growth on both sides. In this book, a round of insults between Lynsey and Dave starts a contest between the boys and girls to see which gender can best keep quiet for two days, both in and away from sch...more
In writing the author italicizes and capitalizes words to to show and intensity in a characters' voice. The author also writes very descriptively and addresses every detail.
The author uses the crafts well in this story. When he capitalizes his specific words, to show emotion through his words, I really felt like one of the students in the classroom. "STUDENTS! YOU ARE TALKING TOO LOUD!" (Pg 37)Andrew Clements also uses different size fonts throughout the book to place intensity on the words.
I w...more
The author uses the crafts well in this story. When he capitalizes his specific words, to show emotion through his words, I really felt like one of the students in the classroom. "STUDENTS! YOU ARE TALKING TOO LOUD!" (Pg 37)Andrew Clements also uses different size fonts throughout the book to place intensity on the words.
I w...more
I thought this book was okay. It was interesting but I don't really like realistic fiction. I would recommend this book children who like realistic fiction. My favorite part was after they were told by the headteacher to talk like normal again because I wanted to know if they would agree. The characters were believable because it is realistic fiction.
I have recently finished reading Andrew Clement's No Talking. It is about a fifth grade class that never stops talking. Since kindergarten, this group of kids keep blabbing EVERY SINGLE DAY, for EVERY SINGLE YEAR until one day the fifth grade "Unshusables" randomly stop talking, which I think is funny because, after all, they are the Unshusables! They stop talking because of a boys vs girls contest of who can stop talking the longest. I think that this book is hilarious, because the teachers of...more
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My kids loved this book about a girls vs. boys no talking contest. It is fun to see the kids' reactions to the teachers' reactions in the book when there is complete silence. THe book stems from a group of rowdy, loud children who don't listen to their teachers very well. I liked the book for that reason because it helped me talk to the kids about some of the problems we were having. It helped and now gives us a reference point when discussing being too loud.
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My kids loved this book about a girls vs. boys no talking contest. It is fun to see the kids' reactions to the teachers' reactions in the book when there is complete silence. THe book stems from a group of rowdy, loud children who don't listen to their teachers very well. I liked the book for that reason because it helped me talk to the kids about some of the problems we were having. It helped and now gives us a reference point when discussing being too loud.
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The protagonist of this short novel is Dave Packer, a 5th grade boy. This book is centered around a bet that Dave makes with Lynsey, a girl in his class, about whether boys or girls talk more. The notoriously talkative group decides to have a competition about who can say the least words over 48 hours. They make specific rules about when you can and cannot talk, and decide that it is acceptable only to speak to teachers, and only when you are spoken to, and only in three word phrases. This makes...more
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Andrew Clements has an amazing way of conveying large ideas within a few pages. This 146 page book is about communication, the power of words, the power of silence and how we respond to the people around us. It also shows how we effect the wider community with our words and actions. As always in a Clements book there are two stories being told. One is of the children and what they are experiencing and learning. The other is of the adults and how they...more
Andrew Clements has an amazing way of conveying large ideas within a few pages. This 146 page book is about communication, the power of words, the power of silence and how we respond to the people around us. It also shows how we effect the wider community with our words and actions. As always in a Clements book there are two stories being told. One is of the children and what they are experiencing and learning. The other is of the adults and how they...more
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Suzy gave it ***'s
This is a story about a fifth grade battle of the sexes. Dave Packer read a library book about Mahatma Gandhi, and was intrigued. Gandhi was said to have spent one day a week without talking for many years. Dave decided to give it a try and see if it brought order to his mind. This became a contest between the boys and girls of the fifth grade to see who could be quietest. The children made their own rules to this contest and became c...more
Suzy gave it ***'s
This is a story about a fifth grade battle of the sexes. Dave Packer read a library book about Mahatma Gandhi, and was intrigued. Gandhi was said to have spent one day a week without talking for many years. Dave decided to give it a try and see if it brought order to his mind. This became a contest between the boys and girls of the fifth grade to see who could be quietest. The children made their own rules to this contest and became c...more
Can they do it? Can every fifth-grader at Laketon Elementary School stop talking for 48 hours? It's the boys against the girl or Dave Packer's boys against Lynsey Burgess's girls. Oh, there are some exceptions...you may answer a teacher, coach, or other adult at school, but only with three words. Three words are legal, all others are counted against you. And so, the battle begins. You can hum, write notes, or use grunting sounds. You can wave your hands, do a little dance, or shake your head, bu...more
If No Talking hadn't been on the Oregon Battle of the Books list, I wouldn't have read it. Imagine my surprise. A 5-star book out of the blue... or rather, out of upper-elementary aged realistic fiction without a hint of high drama - no war, no death, no troubled homes. It's really a simple plot: Loquacious fifth-grader Dave Packer, inspired by Mahatma Ghandi, decides to stop talking for a full day. The incessant jabber of fifth-grade girls, however, thwarts his plan and draws the whole grade in...more
Nov 06, 2009
NS - Cami Houston
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Grade 3–5, Dave Packer's fifth-grade classmates are so boisterous and difficult to quiet down that the teachers have dubbed them "The Unshushables." Dave has just read about Mahatma Gandhi and learned that the man practiced silence one day a week to bring order to his mind. Though Dave likes to talk nonstop, he's determined to give the idea a try. An encounter with Lynsey, another chatterbox, sparks the boys and girls into challenging each other to a no-talking contest for 48 hours. They can ans...more
In the book NO talking by: ANDREW CLEMENTS THERES a boy named Dave Packer, Dave is in fifth grade. Dave goes to Laketon Elementary school .The fifth graders are the noisiest in there school. For an assignment Dave had to read about Gandhi, Dave thought Gandhi was really interesting .It was amazing in one part of the book it said: for many years ,one day each week Gandhi did not speak at all. Gandhi believed this was a way to bring order to his mind. The next day [at lunch] Dave had an idea. Dave...more
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I have to say I've been pleasantly surprised by the A. Clements books I've been reading. No Talking started out like a typical boys-against-the-girls school story - and don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with a typical school story. But it's evolved into something a bit more thoughtful. The teachers' reactions, for example, to the kids' determination NOT to talk is illuminating, some are so irate that they dare to challenge the status quo and then the English teacher, who thinks it's crea...more
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The kids of Lakenton Elementrary decide to an interesting yet obscure competition. In the middle of New Jersey, during Modern times, Dave and Lynsey made up a contest to prove who is right, boys or girls. The contest is this, there is no talking at all, even out of school (honor system). The only exception is if a teacher makes you talk or answer a question and only then are you allowed to say three words. When the teachers get in the way, what do the kids do? You will have to read it to find ou...more
No Talking is a great book. No matter what your favorite genre is, you will love No talking. I personally hated realistic fiction until I read this book. No Talking is mainly about three characters: Dave Packer, Lindsey, and the Teachers.
The boys and girls at Lakewood Elementary were always in fights. The fifth graders also known as the Unshushables were the cause of these fights. They were always extremely loud and obnoxious at lunchtime, until Dave Packer made a challenge to find out who talks...more
The boys and girls at Lakewood Elementary were always in fights. The fifth graders also known as the Unshushables were the cause of these fights. They were always extremely loud and obnoxious at lunchtime, until Dave Packer made a challenge to find out who talks...more
I really like this book because it is very funny and I learned a lot of new words.
In the middle of the story, Dave Packer who studies at Laketon Elementary School makes a big contest called "No Talking". The whole contest is that the students are not allowed to talk for two days, but they can only use three words. The fifth grade boys are required to versus the fifth grade girls.
In the last part of the story, Mrs. Haitt, the principal, forces the fifth graders to be their regular old noisy se...more
In the middle of the story, Dave Packer who studies at Laketon Elementary School makes a big contest called "No Talking". The whole contest is that the students are not allowed to talk for two days, but they can only use three words. The fifth grade boys are required to versus the fifth grade girls.
In the last part of the story, Mrs. Haitt, the principal, forces the fifth graders to be their regular old noisy se...more
Having learned how Mahatma Gandhi was able to go one day a week without speaking, fifth grader, David Packer puts his self control to the test. He intends to see if he can withhold from speaking for a whole day, and this is difficult, particularly considering that he is part of a class the teachers have dubbed “the unsushables” on account of their relentless bickering and talking.
His insult to Lynsey Burgess, in the school cafeteria, sets the table for a boys-against-girls competition of silenc...more
His insult to Lynsey Burgess, in the school cafeteria, sets the table for a boys-against-girls competition of silenc...more
A fun story about Dave a 5th grader who after reading about Mahatma Ghandi for a social studies report, decides to not speak for the day, even though he is giving an oral report w/a class partner who doesn't realize what he is doing. This leads to a challenge between the 5th grade girls and boys to not speak for 48 hours, except 3 word sentences to school staff. This class has always been known as the unhushables since kindergarten and the school staff is stunned when they finally figure out wha...more
This book is amazing! It has one of the funniest plots of a story I have ever read about! It has what any fifth grader would enjoy reading about. A Girl VS Boy "No Talking" contest. I don't want to spoil the book but it has a lot of hilarious parts, like when the narrator relates the school to the army and when it has an army captain screaming in their faces in second grade. Dave is probably my favorite character in the book. He's really funny in a lot of different ways, but he's not only a come...more
The fifth graders at Laketon Elementary School are otherwise known as the Unshushables. Not only are they loud and disorderly, but the boys and girls don’t get along. Our story starts when Dave Packer, one of the noisiest of the bunch, decides not to talk for an entire school day after working on a report about Mahatma Ghandi, who used silence to drive the British out of India. Dave thought he would give it a try. But he cannot keep silent when he hears annoying Lynsey Burgess talking away at lu...more
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I really like Andrew Clement's books. They're interesting, and while they're simple enough for kids to read and enjoy, they usually deal with deep themes. This one focuses on language and gender rivalry. If you can finish the book and not feel like conversing in three words sentences, you have more self-control than I!! Another thing I like about Clements is how he gets inside the head of both adults and kids. He portrays both honestly and with compassion, explaining their motivations from their...more
Dave Packer's fifth-grade classmates are so boisterous and difficult to quiet down that the teachers have dubbed them "The Unshushables." Dave has just read about Mahatma Gandhi and learned that the man practiced silence one day a week to bring order to his mind. Though Dave likes to talk nonstop, he's determined to give the idea a try. An encounter with Lynsey, another chatterbox, sparks the boys and girls into challenging each other to a no-talking contest for 48 hours. They can answer direct...more
I WILL RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE TALKING. WELL THIS STORY IS ABOUT A FIFTH GRADE CLASS THAT IS HAVING A CHALLENGE WITH BOYS AGAINST GIRLS. THE CHALLENGE WAS THAT NO ONE TALKS. THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN TALK IS AT SCHOOL AND ONLY THREE WORDS PER A SENTENCE. THE CHALLENGE WAS ON AND THE FIFTH GRADERS NEVER TALKED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE PRINCIPAL GETS MAD AT THEM FOR NOT BEING THE NORMAL KIDS THEY HAD TO BE. THAT DIDN'T EVEN CHANGE THEIR MINDS ABOUT STOPPING THE CHALLENGE. AFT...more
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I was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1949 and lived in Oaklyn and Cherry Hill until the middle of sixth grade. Then we moved to Springfield, Illinois. My parents were avid readers and they gave that love of books and reading to me and to all my brothers and sisters. I didn’t think about being a writer at all back then, but I did love to read. I'm certain there's a link between reading good books an...more
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“Okay heres the deal a whole day of NO TALKING IN SCJHOOL.Not in class,not in the halls, not on the plaground nowhere.No talking at all. And its a contest- BOYS AGAINST GIRLS. Whichever side talks less, wins.”
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