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By: Gary D. Schmidt

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  • CategoryChildren
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages217
  • Published2019
  • File size4.2 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780544790858

Key ideas from the book

  • An unexpected butler becomes part of the Jones family’s daily life.
  • Carter faces the challenges of middle school alongside changes at home.
  • The story explores grief and anger that can no longer be ignored.
  • It suggests that sharing a burden can make it feel lighter.
  • Readers interested in middle-grade realistic fiction about family may find it appealing.

About Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt

When Carter Jones finds an English butler in a bowler hat on his doorstep, the unexpected new presence becomes part of life in a family described as a little bit broken. Carter must also contend with middle school and the butler’s firm ideas about decorum.

Published in 2019, this middle-grade realistic fiction story addresses family life, grief, and anger. It may appeal to young readers interested in family-centered stories about adjusting to change and finding that sharing a burden can make it lighter.

About Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt is an American author of books for young readers and a professor of English at Calvin University in Michigan. His novels often bring young people into contact with history, family change, and difficult moral choices, balancing serious themes with humor and lively characters. His best-known works include *Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy* and *The Wednesday Wars*, both Newbery Honor books, as well as *Okay for Now* and *Orbiting Jupiter*.

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