Jasper John Dooley: You're in Trouble

By Caroline Adderson and Ben Clanton

After soccer practice, Jasper accidentally chooses the wrong drink from the vending machine. It's fizzy and syrupy and tastes so so good, but Jasper knows it's so so Bad. He sneaks some sips on the way home, then hides it in the fridge. That evening, Jasper has so much energy that he can't sleep. The next morning, he feels awful, but for the rest of the week, Jasper can't stop himself from sneaking sips of the Bad drink and doing more and more Bad things. He bends the rules at soccer, gets his best friend in trouble at school and lands himself in a Very Embarrassing situation. Will Jasper's secret drink be discovered? Will he be Bad for the rest of his life?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Release date: Mar 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781771384223

Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, the Governor General's Literary Award, the Rogers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her family.

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For my sister, who was never, ever bad — C.A.

ISBN 978-1-77138-422-3 (EPUB)

Text © 2015 Caroline Adderson

Illustrations © 2015 Ben Clanton

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Edited by Yasemin Uçar

Series designed by Rachel Di Salle

Designed by Julia Naimska

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Adderson, Caroline, author

          Jasper John Dooley you’re in trouble / written by Caroline Adderson ;

illustrated by Ben Clanton.

(Jasper John Dooley ; 4)

ISBN 978-1-55453-808-9 (bound)

          I. Clanton, Ben, 1988–, illustrator  II. Title. 

III. Series: Adderson, Caroline, Jasper John Dooley ; 4

PS8551.D3267J37 2014            jC813’.54            C2014-902852-0

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter 1

After soccer practice, Jasper John Dooley’s dad gave him change to buy a drink. You must be really thirsty after all that running away from the ball, he said.

It’s because of my striped socks, Jasper told him.

I’m just going to ask Coach Ben a quick question. You go ahead.

Jasper took the change and skipped away. Dad waited in the parking lot beside Coach Ben’s car. Dad’s question was going to be quick for sure. It only had three letters —

W-H-Y?

During practice, Dad had stood on the sidelines shaking his head and asking the other parents the same thing. Why?

Why does Jasper always run away from the ball? he meant.

Why do bees have stripes? Jasper wondered, but as soon as he reached the vending machines, he stopped thinking about bees.

Two machines stood in front of the community center, one for candy and chips, the other for drinks. Jasper spent a few minutes looking in the candy and chip machine. He liked how the things were arranged inside, with the chips in the top three rows and the chocolate bars in the middle two rows. In the bottom row were the not-chip and not-chocolate bar things, the things that didn’t fit, like cookies and gummies.

Jasper leaned right into the machine so that his breath clouded over the glass. If only he had more money! He looked at the change Dad had given him, but didn’t count it, because that would be math. Anyway, he could tell there wasn’t enough for a drink and chips, or a drink and a chocolate bar, or a drink and gummies.

He checked the coin returns. He got down on his hands and his knees and looked under the machines. Nobody had accidentally left change behind, or dropped it, so he could buy a drink and something else.

Then he remembered Dad was only asking a quick question and moved over to the drink

Reviews for Jasper John Dooley

[eduscapes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

JASPER JOHN DOOLEY is a humorous early chapter book series by Caroline Adderson. The first four books in this series are now available.Designed for children ages 7 to 10, Jasper John Dooley is introduced in STAR OF THE WEEK. In LEFT BEHIND, Jasper experiences sadness and confusion when his grandmother leaves for a week-long cruise. The third episode titled NOT IN LOVE deals with early elementary relationships between girls and boys. In the fourth episode, YOU’RE IN TROUBLE, readers experience Jasper’s naughty side. From enjoying a forbidden high-energy drink to bending the soccer rules, Jasper explores the idea of “bad” and learns lessons about making good choices.Young, independent readers will enjoy the numerous illustrations, realistic characters, and short chapters. The age-appropriate stories focus on common childhood problems and ways to deal with feelings. Many children will relate to this only-child with supportive parents.Librarians will find that boys are the primary audience for this series. The large type and short chapters will provide a sense of accomplishment for reluctant readers.Published by Kids Can Press. A publisher ARC was used for this review.