The Sloppy Copy Slipup - Softcover

DiSalvo, DyAnne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823421899 ISBN 13: 9780823421893

Publisher: Holiday House, 2009

Synopsis

Brian Higman—called Big Hig by his friends—is about to be in big trouble.

It's Monday morning, and his teacher Miss Fromme is about to collect homework. . .  and Brian didn't do his.  There's a big red zero heading his way, and he knows his parents are going to explode when they hear about it.

But Big Hig has a good reason for having forgotten his "sloppy copy" first draft, involving his impossible five-year-old brother, a rock band practice at his house, and the mysterious disappearance of his entire life savings right when he needed it most.  It's a long, crazy story—but will it be enough to convince a teacher so stern they call her The General to give him another chance?

A perfect read for students who never know what to write about in school, The Sloppy Copy Slipup includes Big Hig's writing tips. 
Named to the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List and the Garden State Children's Book Award Master List!

A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

About this title

About the Author:

DyAnne DiSalvo plays rhythm guitar in the rock bank Smash Palace when she is not writing or illustrating children's books or working with kids. She got the idea for this book while teaching writing workshops in schools. Although this is her first novel, she has created many popular picture books, including A Dog Like Jack, winner of the Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, and Spaghetti Park. She lives in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Her website is www.dyannedisalvo.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5 Brian Higman, aka Big Hig, has a big problem. He doesn't have the rough draft (sloppy copy) of his writing assignment ready to turn in. He has a reason, but his teacher brooks no excuses. What's he going to do? In a straightforward narrative, Brian tells Miss Fromme and his classmates the story of his frenetic weekend, which involved one emergency after another, essentially creating a verbal sloppy copy. Sprinkled throughout the text are headlines and articles that Brian imagines he would use if he were writing for a newspaper. The tale is peppered with the funny antics of Brian's pesky little brother and his dog, Patches. The plot is clever and original, though the narrator's storytelling skills seem well above elementary level. The last chapter presents Big Hig's 'Facts' for Writing, tips that could help any student with an assignment. Humorous black-and-white drawings appear throughout. The book's storytelling aspects are reminiscent of those in Lois Lowry's Gooney Bird Green (Houghton, 2002). Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0823421899
• ISBN 13: 9780823421893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 103