I Got a "D" in Salami

I had to read this book for a college course. I actually had a hard time reading it. I knew it was about a boy who had dyslexia. His teacher was so impossibly mean! I hated her. I had a hard time reading the book because she was so mean! And not in a funny mean either, but in a "This is true to life" kind of mean! So was the principal! It was horrible! (And that doesn't really get rectified in the end, it's not like the teacher is reprimanded for being an a-hole and neither is the principal!)

I *really* want to share it with a friend of mine. I read it on my iTouch/MacBook using the Kindle App and, unfortunately, I can't share it. My friend had the same time of teachers when he went to school and was treated the same way ... "You'll show more amount to nothing if you don't try harder and stop goofing off!" No one considered that he might have some learning difficulties -- he's 50 now, they didn't know about "learning difficulties" when he was in school.

I enjoyed the story if only to remind me what NOT to do when I become a teacher!

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Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.

It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is show more Hank going to get out of this one? show less

A not quite in gear story about Hank, a dyslexic 4th grader, and his friends as they try to help him deal with his not-quite failing report card which rapidly get absurd with soy salami.

Genre: This book is an excellent example of a realistic fiction novel. This story follows grade-schooler Hank Zipzer and his friends as he discovers a bad report card and goes to great lengths to avoid letting his parents find out. While the story is out of the ordinary, it is also quite possible, making it good realistic fiction.

Theme: This story has a great moral about lying. There are thematic elements throughout the story about how the main character lies, and how it makes his life even more difficult. His life only becomes easy again once he starts telling the truth, and he reaps benefits beyond what he could have imagined. This was an effective use of the theme of the benefits of truth-telling.

It is a really nice book not only for children but also for adults. The story in this book can happen in our real world, but the characters and the settings are all based on authors' imagination. that makes it be a realistic fiction. the story has a close relationship with our true world. It depicts the daily life of a boy who has learning differences. Many times, he thinks himself is stupid because of uneven ability shows in his study. He tries his best to focus on the study but he still got 3 D scores on his report card. In order to avoid the blame from his parents, he and his friends smash his report card in his mom's meat grinder, which caused a lot of problems. In the end, the boy decides to speak out all the truth under his show more grandfathers' enlightenment. His parents eventually understand his learning differences. his parents and teachers begin to support him to study in his way. The end of the story really touched me. The story uses a unique perspective let the readers get familiar with learning differences. Children can learn how to treat with their peers who may have learning differences. for parents or teachers, this book is also useful to consider how to support students with learning differences. It can be used in literature class, social study class, and reading class. show less

I Got a D in Salami is a wonderful realistic fiction chapter book for children. It follows the journey of a young boy names Hank who tries to avoid showing his bad grades to his parents. Through his journey he has many ups and downs including his report card ending up in the salami grinder. Towards the closing of the story he finds out he has learning difficulties and starts to learn ways to cope with them.

This is a good example of a realistic fiction book. It is a true depiction of present day life. Including exceptionalities in a book is difficult, but this is a humorous way for students to understand the topic. It teaches about a specific lifestyle that they wouldn't understand, but now they can without having to live it. The main character in this book is round and dynamic. We learn a lot about Hank through the course of the novel. He also changes from the beginning to the end as he learns a very important lesson about honesty. I would use this book for intermediate of middle school students. There is no type of media used.