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Charlie Joe's weekly allowance just isn't cutting it and he desperately needs money to buy a Botman, the latest gadget to sweep his middle school. Only catch is, he wants to earn the money by doing the least amount of work possible. After several failed attempts, including a near disastrous day of dog-walking, Charlie Joe hatches a plan to throw his own bar mitzvah (no gifts please--checks only) even though he's not Jewish. Hilarity ensues when throwing a fake coming-of-age party turns out to be much harder than it looks.



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Tommy Greenwald

Tommy Greenwald is the author of the CHARLIE JOE JACKSON books, a middle-grade series about the most reluctant reader ever born. The final title in the series, CHARLIE JOE JACKSON'S GUIDE TO NOT GROWING UP, will be published by Roaring Brook/Macmillan in August 2016.

In addition, Tommy is the author of the new CRIMEBITERS! series, about a (possibly) superhero crime-fighting vampire dog, which is published by Scholastic.

Tommy is also the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, a theatrical and entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter (with Andrew Lippa) of JOHN & JEN, a 1995 musical which was revived off-Broadway in 2015.

To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com.



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