The Dumbest Idea Ever!

Posted on 23 December 2017 by Jimmy Gownley

What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team But all that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even school Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing seemed to be going right How did Jimmy turn things around, get back on top at school, and land a date with the cutest girl in class Renowned comics creator Jimmy Gownley shares his adventures as he grows from an eager to please boy into a teenage comic book artist This is the real life story of how the DUMBEST idea ever became the BEST thing that ever happened to him. Read The Dumbest Idea Ever! – kino-fada.fr Is it or is it not a good idea to tell young people that they are special and unique It s a legitimate question When I was growing up the emphasis in school was clearly on self esteem On Track and Field Day everybody got the standard participation ribbon Effort, even minimal effort, was rewarded And if you grew up in a small town there was the extra added benefit of getting to be a big fish in a small pond The combination of being told you were one of a kind, the best of the best, andIs it or is it not a good idea to tell young people that they are special and unique It s a legitimate question When I was growing up the emphasis in school was clearly on self esteem On Track and Field Day everybody got the standard participation ribbon Effort, even minimal effort, was rewarded And if you grew up in a small town there was the extra added benefit of getting to be a big fish in a ...I am typically not one for graphic novels but really liked this one It s an autobiography of the author s life and I really enjoyed the storyline Would recommend to my classmates.I m not a big fan of graphic novels but this book was really good It is about a 13 year old boy that was a straight A student and leading player on his basketball team Suddenly he got the chicken pox and pneumonia, which made him miss his championship basketball game He was blamed for the loss and everything went south His grades dropped and everything His parents were getting worried about him He had to find a way to turn things around He eventually got a date with the cutest girl in the I m not a big fan of graphic novels but this book was really good It is about a 13 year...I love this book because it s funny and interesting Jimmy loves to read comic books, he even makes his own This guy in his class has chicken pox and it spread to him, i guess He couldn t even go to school so his grades were going down There was a basketball game coming up and they lost because he wasn t there to play so now, everyone is blaming him He likes this girl and he was going to ask her out but he was too scared He decided to just go for it and she said yes They went to New York t I love this book because it s funny and interesting Jimmy loves to read comic books, he even makes his own This guy in his class has chicken pox and it spread to him, i guess He couldn t even go to school so his grades were going down There was a basketball game coming up and they lost because he wasn t there to play so now, everyone is blaming him He likes this girl and he was going to ask her out but he was too scared He decided to just go for it and she said yes They went to New York to visit a museum full of arts They were dating for awhile now until prom came That same night, they argued a lot and they broke up It was so sad because Jimmy got dumped on prom night They had a basketball game again and they lost but Jimmy seemed to be happy because he scored many points He published a comic book and many people...I want to buy multiple adults copies of this book every time they discourage a kid from picking up a comic book or graphic novel Just from my librarian experience, countless parents come to bemoan the fact that their child will never become the Harvard scholar that they are suppose to be since they only are interested in reading comics, and not great works of classic literature I wish I could hand this book out to adults every time they discourage a kid from picking up a comic book or graphi I want to buy multiple adults copies of this book every time they discourage a kid from picking up a comic book or graphic novel Just from my librarian experience, countless parents come to bemoan the fact that their child will never become the Harvard scholar that they are suppose to be since they only are interested in reading comics, and not great works of classic literature I wish I could hand this book out to adults every time they discourage a kid from picking up a comic book or graphic novel Most parents tell me their reasons of why there kid shouldn t read...Jimmy writes a comic book and ends up getting famous Now I want to make a comic book to get famous lolI think that this book was okay It wasn t the best graphic novel book I have ever read, but I didn t mind reading it I liked how to told how someone made a comic book inside of a graphic novel.An easy and quick read with a heartfelt message at the end on feeling stuck in your hometown and realizing it s just the first stepping stone in your journey It really struck a chord within me.Though, the artwork of the boys looking all similar to the main character save for their hair made it a bit difficult to distinguish between them all.But I love saying the title in Noora s SKAM catchphraseThat is the dumbest thing I ve heard Make your bookish purchases thro...Jimmy Gownley s Amelia Rules series is one of my very favorites If I stopped to rank the graphic novels series I ve read, it would easily fall in the top 5 It s not dark, grim, or scary in other words, it s nothing like my other favorites It s funny, moving and it just rings true.So when I was searching forin the series, I found this instead, the author s story of how he got started in comics when he was a teenager, told in comic book form.Amelia Rules fans will love it I think it wil Jimmy Gownley s Amelia Rules series is one of my very favorites If I stopped to rank the graphic novels series I ve read, it would easily fall in the top 5 It s not dark, grim, or scary in other words, it s nothing like my other favorites It s funny, moving and it just rings true.So when I was searching forin the series, I found this ...This book was funny and it seemed pretty realistic Since its a comic book, I expected this book to be about superheroes and all that but no, it s realistic fiction and seems real like it could happen to anyone.

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23 December 2017

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