Summary Of No Talking By Andrew Clements

The message that the author writes in this story is that thinking is sometimes better than being social all the time. No Talking by Andrew Clements is a story that is in Laketown Elementary School, New Jersey. Two students Lynsey Burgess and Dave Packer come up with a competition; girls against boys, who can be the most silent during two days. By end of the competition both sides learn that thinking and not spewing out whatever was in your head was better than talking too much.
Dave Packer was the one character that impressed me. He thought thinks that he is funny, but sometimes gets into trouble for that. One internal problem that I infer he had was to not be rude to the girls as they were in the competition. Even if he wanted to jeer or taunt

them he stayed polite to them, that helped him later in the story. A external problem he had was that the teachers were noticing something was wrong with this usually chatty group, they even had a nickname for the fifth graders, the unshushables. Dave changed as he noticed that staying quiet, even just for a little bit, helped him think and wonder about things. One piece of evidence that supports this is that on page 80 paragraph 1 David writes to Lynsey, “I’m kinda glad we’re all doing this the no talking thing. Like I really didn’t know um was a word. It’s pretty interesting. At least it is to me.” These are the reasons Dave impressed me.
All the fifth graders learned the theme of, “silence is better than talking too much,” as they did the experiment. During the experiment they all thought more than they actually ever had. One piece of evidence that supports that is on page 141-142 it says, “In fact, the story could jump ahead, or even months ahead to see the way the fifth graders completed the school year as kinder, more careful talkers, and thinkers. This piece of evidence shows that they learned something during their experiment, even if it was to think more. Even them before that the teachers didn’t like the quietness, even if it was the unshushables they were talking about. One quote from the book that can prove that is on page 96 paragraph 2, Mrs. Marlow says, “We should get them all in the auditorium tomorrow morning and lay down the law. However some teachers like Mr. Burton were fine with it though. This is how they thought learned the theme.
My reaction to this book is that the author has a very good feel of how kids think and how they feel. I feel that this book is one of the best when it comes to relating it to yourself. The author makes you feel like you are the character and once you start reading you don’t want to stop. He also has a good description of all the kids feelings and how they think. The thing I like the best about this book is that the author, Andrew Clements has a very good idea of modern society and the things and fads kids like and what challenges they will take. This gives the reader the complete fill as in it actually happened. It also shows that the author spent a lot of time and effort into this book. Overall I would recommend this book for people from 7-10 years old people.
The theme of silence is good even if only for a short amount of time is true in both the book and the story. We can apply this to our lives to think about how we can be silent and think, listen to others, and finally accept silence as a friend. By doing this you will think more and possibly become smarter. It also can be part of our lives because we like to try something new. Finally I would recommend this to all people who like a comedy or a funny book. Thank You for reading this essay about No Talking by Andrew Clements.