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Publisher's Summary

What would happen if the noisiest, most talkative class of 5th graders in history dared each other not to talk for 48 hours? This is the premise Andrew Clements explores in one of his most compelling stories yet.
©2007 Andrew Clements. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

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"Despite the rivalry that started the contest, the longstanding animosity between the boys and girls dissipates as the students bond over the experiment. Presuming the novel doesn't generate similar contests in real life, readers may be compelled to use their voices to praise Clement's deft handling of an interesting premise." ( Publishers Weekly)

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  • J. G.
  • 25-04-2008

Utterly Delightful!

The family listened to this on a long drive. It was a wonderful story, well written, well narrated, and a total delight. Even the skeptical teens couldn't wait to turn it back on after stops.

This is a top choice in children's fiction.

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  • nevina
  • 10-09-2008

Loved it!

Andrew Clements has done it again. We listened to this on car rides and I probably enjoyed it as much as the kids.

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  • Sara
  • 02-01-2020

love the main theme.

I really enjoyed most of this story. I am amazed at the moral of this book. I am double mined on the end with the principal but I think it has endearing qualities. interesting!

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  • Erik
  • 29-02-2008

interesting

A very realistic, thought out book thats funny in some parts. Doesn't take long to listen to either.

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  • Katie
  • 18-06-2008

Clements did it again!

I bought one copy of the book for my bookshelf and had 124 Fifth graders fighting to check it out, so I decided to buy the Audible version and we listened to it while we did our work (and yes, they still were fighting to check out the book to my surprise!)

And of course, Clements story is wonderful.

This ended up being one of my best teaching tips for keeping a large class of rowdy kids quiet for a good length of time :-)

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  • hengameh broumand
  • 14-03-2020

My review

It was a great story!
But it had some impolite language (L).
Thanks a lot. 🙏😊

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  • gardeningjill
  • 04-10-2019

I love this book!

I loved this book! The performance was great and the story was great to. It is a good book.

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  • Wayne
  • 08-10-2016

Delightful children's book, ages 8 to 12.

I purchased and listened to No Talking in 2009, but failed to rate or review it. I just finished listening to it again and it is wonderful. The subject of the book is 5th grade boys and girls having a two day contest to not talk at all except for a 3 word limit in response to teachers. It's girls against boys. It is an uplifting and endearing little story that is well worth the cost in money and time.

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  • Rapti Mitra Khurana
  • 08-07-2020

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  • Rebecca l.
  • 23-06-2020

fantastic story, A must read (listen)

I loved this book, I would recommend it to everyone including adults. I didn't want to stop listening it was very engaging.

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