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Authors: Janet Tashjian

My Life as a Cartoonist

 

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To Grammy, Oma, and Pop

Contents

Title page

Copyright notice

Dedication

Super Frank!

A New Kid in Class

A Little Background on Frank

Can Someone Please Tell Me What's Going On?

I Do What I Do Best

An Embarrassing Moment

Dad Gives Me Some Pointers

Matt and I Spy on Carly

School Is Now a Torture Zone

The Sad Truth

The Real Frank Goes on an Adventure

The Perfect Monkey Friend

Not the Reaction I Planned On

Mrs. McCoddle Plays Hardball

Comedy Club

Carly Has a Boyfriend?!

Lots of Preparation

Today's the Day

Water on the Brain

An Empty Club

Trouble on Wheels

I Hope You Know, This Means War

You Want Us to What?

My First Detention

Get Me Out of Here!

Some Crazy Facts

Let the Games Begin

Detention Spy

A Surprise From Umberto

Hanging with Carly

I Give My Brain a Rest

NO!

Please Be Okay

You're Friends with WHO?

Matt Joins In

My Best Idea, Hands Down

A Cartoonist's Real Job

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Praise for
My Life as a Stuntboy

Other Books by Janet Tashjian

Copyright

Super Frank!

improved

“That's great!” my dad says as he puts the comic strip down. “Your drawings have really improved.”

I look over my father's shoulder and examine my work. “No matter how long I work on it, my printing still looks like I'm in second grade.”

professional

“It takes a lot of practice for lettering to look professional.”

As if that's any kid's idea of fun—sitting around on a sunny afternoon filling notebooks with row after row of straight block letters.

flattered

My father closes the cover of the pad and hands it back to me. “Too bad Frank doesn't know he's the star of your comic strip. He'd be flattered.”

Dad doesn't realize I've already shown Frank my drawings. It may be my imagination but by the way my capuchin monkey jumped up and down, I think he WAS flattered.

“Mac and cheese with stewed tomatoes,” Mom calls from the kitchen. “Wash up and come to the table.”

cringe

My father and I look at each other and cringe. “Why does she take something perfect like macaroni and cheese then throw something terrible like stewed tomatoes in to wreck it?” I ask.

“You know how Mom likes to sneak healthy food into everything,” Dad whispers back. “But I have to agree with you—it's a crime to mess with mac and cheese.”

inadvertently

As I put away my pad, I realize Dad's inadvertently given me the plot of my next comic strip:
SUPER FRANK VS. THE WOMAN WHO WRECKED MAC AND CHEESE.

I can't wait until Ms. McCoddle's class tomorrow to start working on it.

A New Kid in Class

hostages

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