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Sarah Weeks

Oggie Cooder Kindle Edition

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From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show.

Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't think this is anything special -- but his whole school will soon be disagreeing with him. Because after he inadvertantly charves during a nationwide hunt for unusual talents, his charving puts him on the path to fame and forture. Suddenly, he's the star of the school . . . but he's not sure that he wants to shine that way.
This is Sarah Weeks at her best -- funny, clever, and kid-friendly.

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7 - 10 years
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188 pages
Language

English
Grade level

2 - 5
Lexile measure

880L
Publisher

Scholastic Press
Publication date

January 6, 2015
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978-0439927918
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About the Author

Robert K. Tanenbaum is one of the country’s most successful trial lawyers - he has never lost a felony case. At the New York District Attorney’s office he served as bureau chief of the Criminal Courts, ran the Homicide bureau, and was in charge of training the legal staff. Thereafter, he was deputy chief counsel to the Congressional committee investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For four years, he taught Advanced Criminal Procedure at his alma mater, the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley. He has conducted continuing legal education (CLE) seminars for practicing lawyers in California, New York, and Pennsylvania and is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels, including Counterplay, Fury, Hoax, Resolved, Absolute Rage, Enemy Within, True Justice, Act of Revenge, and Reckless Endangerment. He is also the author of the true-crime books Badge of the Assassin and The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer. --This text refers to the preloaded_digital_audio_player edition.

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Grade 3–5— Sarah Weeks's Oggie Cooder (2008) wears crocheted shoelaces, used clothing, and has terrible handwriting. At lunch, he sits with another misfit, Amy, who removes the rubber bands from her braces to eat. But Oggie doesn't act like a loser. He's energetic, inquisitive, and persistent. When he's happy, he "prrrr-ips." And when he's nervous, he charves cheese (a cross between chewing and carving). Donnica Perfecto, his exact opposite, lives across the street. She's rich, whiny, and wants to go to Hollywood. When a talent show comes to town looking for a child with a unique talent, Donnica is determined to learn how Oggie charves. In Oggie Cooder Party Animal (2009, both Scholastic), Donnica is forced to invite Oggie to her birthday party, but she has a plan to prevent him from coming. Oggie is a loveable character, and William Durfris's narration is right on target. Fans of Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid titles will be drawn to Oggie. A solid addition to upper elementary humorous fiction collections.—Debbie Whitbeck, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KRNEYC0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press (January 6, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29344 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,005 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,153 in Children's Humorous Literature
- #33,884 in Children's Humor

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Sarah Weeks is the author of more than 50 books for young readers including So B. It, Pie, Honey, Save Me a Seat and Glamourpuss. Her poignant bestselling novel, SO B IT has been adapted for the big screen. The movie, starring Alfre Woodard, Jessica Collins, Dash Mihok and introducing Talitha Bateman will be released on October 6th, 2017. Follow the movie on Facebook at So B. It Film.

IF YOU LOVED THE BOOK, YOU'LL LOVE THE MOVIE

Ms Weeks lives in Nyack New York, and is available for author visits. Visit her at www.sarahweeks.com/

photo by Mike Avazanno

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He liked it very much

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017

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Bought this book as a gift for my son. He liked it very much.

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Love this series

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2008

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The start of a new passion for my 10-year old son. He loved this book and now wants to read the entire series. Hurray for any book that can get him so interested and how great that there are many to choose from. He likes to read but this does not happen that often.

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Good!

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016

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My boy had to read it for school and he liked it.

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Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2015

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A amazing book how Oggie Colder changed from school nerd to popular. And still is happy but I can't wait for the next book

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A story about your not so typical fourth grader. Silly topic, but entertaining book. Easy reading for a fourth grade child.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016

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My 8-year-old daughter lived it!

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Sucks so much

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015

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An enjoyable chapter book with lively, whimsical illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2008

Fourth-grader Oggie Cooder is often described by teachers as unique, odd and quirky, while other kids consider him to be a weirdo, a dork and a doofus. Neither Oggie nor his parents are disheartened by these names. Mom and dad are proud that Oggie is so different, wearing mismatched clothes from their thrift store Too Good to Be Threw and crocheting his own shoelaces. Oggie also has honed an unusual talent: he nibbles off bits from cheese slices, forming the slices into recognizable shapes. He calls this chewing/carving talent "charving."

Donnica Perfecto, who is in Oggie's class, has one goal in life --- to be famous. Unfortunately, Donnica has no talents. She does have a posse of friends, though, who echo her snobby comments and finish her words for her. Donnica describes her feelings for Oggie this way: "EEEEW." And she doesn't hesitate to say it to his face.

One day, Donnica discovers a flyer on the school bulletin board that just may be her ticket to fame. It's an invitation from the popular TV show "Hidden Talents" for all kids with unusual talents to audition for the program. Donnica immediately takes the flyer, all the better to minimize the competition. But, alas, even Donnica must admit that her lack of talent of any kind is going to be a problem. Her spirits lift when she spies charving artist Oggie showing his dog an American cheese slice shaped exactly like Texas. All of a sudden, Donnica is Oggie's best friend as she persuades him to teach her to charve.

Good-natured Oggie is happy to instruct Donnica in his art form, especially after she says that she needs to perform for her friend's little sister's birthday party. But since Oggie is on his way to help his parents at Too Good to Be Threw, Donnica must accompany him to the thrift store. After much coaching from Oggie ("take small bites"), Donnica feels she is ready for Hollywood. She stays home from school in order to practice, puzzling her mother with her sudden appetite for cheese. Meanwhile, Oggie discovers that Donnica's story about the birthday party is a lie.

Donnica sneaks out of the house to attend the "Hidden Talents" audition. Everyone wonders where she has disappeared to, until Oggie discovers the crumpled invitation. He and Donnica's friends join Mrs. Perfecto as they head to the audition to find Donnica. They are unaware that they are about to set her plan spinning in a direction no one could have predicted.

OGGIE COODER is an enjoyable chapter book with lively, whimsical illustrations. The main character is delightful, and although Donnica Perfecto is a stock figure "mean girl," at least her friends learn and grow throughout the course of the story. Oggie's adventure delivers a message about staying true to oneself, but the lesson is never cheesy; it is as light-hearted and tasty as Oggie's charving lessons.

--- Reviewed by Terry Miller Shannon

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