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Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star by Tommy Greenwald

Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star

A Charlie Joe Jackson Book

Tommy Greenwald

Square Fish · Print & ebook · January 9, 2018

In this middle-grade novel—a hilarious spin-off of writer Tommy Greenwald and illustrator Rebecca Roher's Charlie Joe Jackson series—the class clown is suddenly a big-time movie star.

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Who it’s for
Middle-grade readers who enjoy humorous stories about sudden fame
Themes
Friendship, Fame, Humor
Genres
Funny Stories, Film Stories, Friendship

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In this middle-grade novel—a hilarious spin-off of writer Tommy Greenwald and illustrator Rebecca Roher's Charlie Joe Jackson series—the class clown is suddenly a big-time movie star. Pete Milano has always been the class clown and proud of it. What's the point of having friends if you can't make them laugh, right? Even if doing so has the unfortunate side effect of constantly getting him into trouble.

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But, for once, Pete's tricks have led him to just the right place at just the right time. Now he's about to become famous, because he's been asked to audition for the hottest new movie with the hottest girl costar. But balancing real life with movie life is way harder than it sounds. Will Pete's newfound fame mean losing his girlfriend and all his friends? Find out in Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star. Books in the Charlie Joe Jackson series: Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Planet Girl Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up Other Charlie Joe Jackson spin-offs: Jack Strong Takes a Stand Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting (And Lives to Tell About It.) Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star

Who it’s for

  • Middle-grade readers who enjoy humorous stories about sudden fame
  • Readers interested in friendship tested by a movie-star career

Where it sits

Funny Stories79%
Friendship56%
Film Stories54%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Funny Stories
  • Friendship
Authors
Tommy Greenwald
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
January 9, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Friendship · Fame · Humor
Reading lane
Funny Stories