![]() ![]() ![]() During afternoon classes, teachers discover that the kids talk only in short, clipped sentences, or write down their answers. School staffers, who call the fifth-graders the “Unshushables,” are surprised and confused by the sudden quiet. The next day at lunch, the kids begin their game of silence. ![]() ![]() They agree to a two-day contest with the exception that if a teacher asks a question, they are allowed to give a three-word answer. Dave says that girls talk more than boys, and he dares Lynsey and all the fifth-grade girls to be more silent than the boys. One day, Dave tries being silent at school after reading about Mahatma Gandhi’s weekly day of silence, but he yells at Lynsey when her lunchtime babbling annoys him. They don’t like each other, mainly because they belong to opposite genders. This guide references the original ebook version of the novel.Īt Laketon Elementary School, Dave Packer and Lynsey Burgess are two talkative fifth graders. His works have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and have won nearly two dozen awards. Andrew Clements was a teacher, author, editor, and book publisher, best known for his debut novel, Frindle (1996). ![]()
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