#DORK DIARIE HOMEWORK SERIES#
‘I genuinely look forward to receiving a new batch of Early Readers from this impressive publisher.Dork Diaries (2009) is the first novel in the children’s book series of the same name.
Maverick Permissions For Virtual Readings.The Letterpress Project ‘Strongly recommend’ Our Maverick Chapter Readers.Maverick Early Readers – Top Sellers From .uk.‘I would definitely advocate adopting this scheme from the point of view of a parent’.Should we (librarians) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? Yes, there are also two other books following this one, Homework on Pluto (published 2018) and Teachers on Pluto (published 2019), that might be worth it as well. Where would you shelve it? Juvenile Fiction Who should buy this book? Public and elementary school libraries. To whom would you recommend this book? This book is perfect for children in the early elementary grades, especially if they enjoy books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries–a story written in a diary format. There are also cute little drawings and notes on the margins of the letters (similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and that will be entertaining as well.Īnything you did not like about the book. The letter format helps to make the reading more manageable, so kids can read as much or as little as they please. This keeps the reader engaged because they go back and forth between life on Earth and life on Pluto. What I think will appeal to children is that this book is divided into sections based on the letters going back and forth. Jon and Staxi become heros and Jon and his family are flown to Pluto for a visit. Fortunately, Jon’s mother has one remaining plant and she sends the seeds to Pluto to repopulate the trees. This worked to kill every tree on the plant, but it also created some grave consequences–animals that depend on the fruit for food are also dying. The most significant event that is happening is that the president of Pluto enacted a plan to kill all the vomblefruit trees by spraying a harsh chemical. Hall wants to make him an “Ambassador of Handwriting” (much to his dismay). Jon continues to improve on his letter writing, so much so that Mrs. Jon’s grandmother is traveling to all the different planets and she stops in to visit Straxi and her family. This fruit does smell awful, but Jon’s mother takes it into her greenhouse to study (she is an avid gardener).Īll kinds of interesting things happen as the story progresses. Jon sends her an old-fashioned quill pen and Straxi sends him a vomblefruit. During their letter, Jon and Straxi are able to exchange a few items. Pluto also has a great deal of vomblefruit trees and this fruit smells so awful that the president of Pluto wants to get rid of them all because he feels the smell is negatively impacting tourism. There are also some major differences–yummy treats on Pluto are called whirlywangs, there is a common bug called a swamp snarlger, and Pluto has a six-foot tall bird called a blue-headed skwitch. The two pen pals realize they have a lot in common such as family dynamics, pets, friend relationships, and school. As Jon and Straxi communicate through letters, the reader learns about their families, hobbies, friends, and life on Earth and Pluto. The year is 2317 and people have relocated from Earth to Pluto. Hall has arranged for her class to be pen pals with a class on Pluto. In an attempt to preserve the “dying art” of letter writing, Jon’s teacher Mrs.
What did you like about the book? This book is a series of letters between two penpals– Jon on Earth and Straxi on Pluto.
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