My Life as a Stuntboy
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Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
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cute submitted by karenkay on July 28, 2012, 9:53pm Cute book about a boy with an opportunity to do stunts for a film. Conflict with his best friend ensues.
Keeps you reading submitted by jcottey on July 25, 2018, 8:42am Derek has trouble with reading, but is great at parkour. He is discovered doing stunts on the campus of UCLA and asked to perform stunts in a film. His best friend is jealous, and trouble in their friendship occurs. Kids who like the Wimpy Kid series should enjoy this book.
PUBLISHED
New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 810
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780805089042
0805089047
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Tashjian, Jake, 1994-
SUBJECTS
Stunt performers -- Fiction.
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Fiction.
Monkeys as pets -- Fiction.
Family life -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.