My Life As a Book is a middle grade novel by Janet Tashjian, illustrated by her teenage son, Jake Tashjian.

Plot. He then points out the backstories of the other kids, whose parents are either deceased or, as in Simon's case, in trouble with the law. When he discovers a newspaper in the attic with the story of a girl who drowned on Martha's Vineyard, he spends his summer trying to uncover the mystery of what happened instead of completing his summer reading list. Later on, Icare makes a deposition to Police Officer Raymond. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenaged son after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Courgette grows close to Officer Raymond as he regularly sends letters and drawings to him. Its sequels - My Life As a Stuntboy and My Life As a Cartoonist - have also been translated into several languages. Raymond reluctantly agrees to bring both kids to the outing. Settings: Martha's Vineyard, Store, Animal Care, Derek's House He informs him that he prefers to be called "Courgette", his mother's nickname for him.
Simon is initially angry, but he ultimately coaxes a reluctant Courgette to go with Raymond. Simon, one of the kids there, initially picks on Courgette and tries to force him to say what happened to his parents. “My Life as a Book is a fabulous, fast-paced choice for reluctant and avid readers alike.” ― BookPage “Cartoon drawings by the author's teenaged son decorate the margins and not only re-create Derek's illustrated vocabulary lists but also reduce the amount of text on each page, making the book more approachable for kids like Derek. Courgette now keeps a group photo of the kids on his kite. Raymond brings Courgette to an orphanage.


There, Camille reveals that Simon had sneaked an Raymond finally decides to take both Courgette and Camille in as foster children. It has been translated into ten languages including Spanish, Catalan, Hebrew, Turkish, Czech, and German. One day when his mom comes after him in a drunken rage, Icare accidentally pushes her down the stairs, causing her death. It is used in many schools as well as several citywide reads. My Life as a Dog (Swedish: Mitt liv som hund) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1985, directed by Lasse Hallström.It is based on the second novel of a semi-autobiographical trilogy by Reidar Jönsson.It tells the story of Ingemar, a young boy sent to live … One day, a new girl named Camille arrives and Courgette develops a crush on her at first sight. A few weeks later comes the custody meeting with the judge. As mementos, he keeps one of his mom's beer cans and a kite he made with a drawing of his father as a superhero. Come on in and explore - and keep reading! While living with Raymond, Courgette still writes letters to the kids at the orphanage, maintaining that he, Camille and Raymond are people that still love them all. Courgette and Camille start to bond during an overnight vacation at a snow resort, where he refashions his mom's beer can into a toy boat for her.

Welcome to the site for our MY LIFE AS...books. Raymond plans to spend a holiday with Courgette, on the same weekend that Camille is supposed to spend with her aunt. It is the first book in the My Life As a... series. Courgette then tells him about what happened to his own mother. Camille stows away in Raymond's car instead. As a way to learn his vocabulary words, he illustrates them in the margins of the book. Raymond takes some group photos of the kids before he leaves with Courgette and Camille. After a fight over the kite, Simon warms up to Courgette and explains that he's the one who knows about all the kids' backgrounds.

The novel tells the story of Derek Fallon, a twelve-year-old boy who finds reading difficult.