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Electro-Pup
At 11 elementary schools in five different states, I visited classrooms and school libraries and tried out chapters of Electro-Pup for over 2,000 second, third, fourth and fifth graders. About half of them read the whole book, and after every visit, sometimes in person, sometimes on Skype, I asked the students lots of questions about the book and the characters.
The Story
Luke always wanted a dog. He finds Mojo at the local pet shelter. Now he’s got to convince his parents.
Things move forward, but then something very strange happens.
It’s a comedy-adventure for the whole family.
The Videos
Thanks to the students, teachers and schools who were part of The Electro-Pup Tryout Tour:
P.S. 6 – New York, NY
Equestrian Trails Elementary – Wellington, FL
P.S. 244 – Flushing, NY
Point Dume Elementary – Malibu, CA
Hubbard Woods Elementary – Winnetka, IL
Lincoln Elementary – Edison, NJ
Fabyan Elementary – Geneva, IL
P.S. 75 – New York, NY
Willamsburg Elementary – Geneva, IL
North Shore Country Day – Winnetka, IL
Ethical Culture School – New York, NY
Kids Say:
“I want to marry this book.”
“Funny and exciting.”
“A lot of edge-of-your-seat moments.”
“You want to know what’s gonna happen next, which
makes you want to read and read and read.”
“I didn’t like this book. I LOVED this book.”
“This book will make a really good TV series.”
“I like this book because it has a lot of action,
and I love action books.”
“I want to read this book a million times.”
“I like how Luke, Mojo and Noah are just like investigators.”
“Awesome.”
“Electro-Pup can be a cool game.”
“Amazing. I can’t wait to read the final product.”
“It’s like a mystery. – What’s gonna happen?”
“Funny, but real life. This is a great book.”
“I give this book 10 out of 10.”
“I really like this book, and I want it now.”
Educators Say:
“Jeff Baron’s upcoming book Electro-Pup is at the top of my students’ ‘I want to read’ list and it isn’t even published yet!
It meant so much to the students to offer their suggestions, and they felt empowered to know that their ideas mattered.
For students to engage with an author at this level is an incredible experience and an honor; one that my students will never forget.”
Christine Barr – School Librarian – Harrison St. Elementary
“As an elementary school librarian, I have hosted many author visits over the years. Some are more entertaining than others, but in the end, they are presentations. That’s why our latest experience with author Jeff Baron was so refreshingly novel.
In separate sessions with the entire second, third, fourth and fifth grades, Jeff shared excerpts from the book in order to elicit comments. He took notes and he probed for more specificity. As a follow- up, students were encouraged to send him any additional comments in writing – which they did!
The whole process left the students clamoring to know when Electro-Pup would be published, with a sense of ownership that was exciting to witness. They knew without a doubt that their opinions mattered and that someone was listening. And that is what I call a successful author visit!”
Meredith Carlson, School Librarian, Williamsburg Elementary
Click on the photo above to see what kids at Fabyan Elementary in Geneva, IL think about Electro-Pup.
Click HERE to read comments about Electro-Pup by Ms. Brucki’s fourth graders at Lincoln Elementary in Edison, NJ