false <![CDATA[No Talking]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172975370m/235127.jpg 235127 8 <center><P>"You have the right to remain silent." However...<P></center><P><P>The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the <I>real</i> problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot.<P><P>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 <I>girl,</i> Lynsey Burgess, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And <I>those</i> words spark a contest: Which team can say <I>the fewest words</i> during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls.<P><P>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?<P><P>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.<P><P> 6573248 book 26 6 2007 No Talking total:1212|5:39|4:44|3:20|2:8|1:1| 1212 4961 1538 288 0 2 false false Sat Sep 27 11:31:06 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 11:31:25 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 19:15:51 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 19:21:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 10 16:34:44 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 12:48:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 15 09:02:43 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 18:14:02 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 22:14:36 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 22:34:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 15:57:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:59:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:03:19 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:38:02 -0800 2008 Shut! A couple of days ago, I saw a copy on a reshelving cart in the children's department of the public library, so I snagged it.

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