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Young Adult · 2012 · G

No Talking

by Andrew Clements

A contest of silence between the boys and girls of a fifth grade turns into something bigger

In No Talking, Andrew Clements portrays a battle of wills between some spunky kids and a creative teacher with the perfect pitch for elementary school life that made Frindle an instant classic. It’s boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids’ experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication.

ForAll agesGenreYoung AdultLength146 pagesRead time~2.5 hours

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No violence

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No profanity

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No sexual content

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No substance use

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No significant psychological content

What this book is about

Dave Packer and Lynsey Burgess start a competition: boys vs. girls, two days of speaking as few words as possible. Teachers are baffled, administrators are alarmed, and the whole school gets caught up. Clements's funny school novel uses the silence contest to explore communication, gender dynamics, and whether quiet can be powerful.

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