Dogs don't tell jokes
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Résumé
Seventh-grader Gary "Goon" Boone tells jokes constantly. He thinks he is funny; his parents, teachers, and classmates just think that he is obnoxious. He signs up for a school talent contest, confident that his performance will launch his career as… a stand-up comic. As the contest nears, he becomes aware of how others perceive him and drops out of the contest to just be "normal". Grades 5-8. 1991.