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April 6, 2026 at 07:02 pm Reply
JackHey it's me (Jack) again! I just need some help on my grade 6 book project. If you could answer these qustiens I would really truly apreciate it!
Is Artie's character inspired by anyone? What made Artie interested in making money and running businesses?? And if you could rate No Coins, Please out of 10 what would you rate it?
Thyanks so much!
Jack :0
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April 6, 2026 at 08:03 pm Reply
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Artie's character was strictly fictional -- you have to remember that I was about 16 when I wrote that book. Please don't look for intricate characterizations, because you won't find any! I saw him as an entrepreneur from birth. I tried to give the impression that even his Mom was worried about what he might get up to on the trip.
As for rating the book NO COINS, PLEASE, ask my readers, who rated it pretty highly! I thought it was a masterpiece. Of course, I was a kid, and thought every word I put down was pure gold! You live and you learn!
Thanks for your interest! -----Gordon Korman-----
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Artie's character was strictly fictional -- you have to remember that I was about 16 when I wrote that book. Please don't look for intricate characterizations, because you won't find any! I saw him as an entrepreneur from birth. I tried to give the impression that even his Mom was worried about what he might get up to on the trip.
As for rating the book NO COINS, PLEASE, ask my readers, who rated it pretty highly! I thought it was a masterpiece. Of course, I was a kid, and thought every word I put down was pure gold! You live and you learn!
Thanks for your interest! -----Gordon Korman-----
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April 7, 2026 at 09:48 am Reply
Darrenobject(stdClass)#550 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32498" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-04-07 09:48:21" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-04-07 09:48:21" ["post_content"]=> string(385) "It is definitely in my top ten of your works, Gord. Hilarious and eminently re-readable. I was always very impressed with the depth and variety of Artie's pecuniary shenanigans. To tie this in to the post about crushing on a character, I often read it thinking about being part of that Ambulance group (not as much as I wanted to be bar-hopping/concert-going with Bugs though!).
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April 8, 2026 at 02:35 am Reply
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April 21, 2026 at 10:21 pm Reply
Jackobject(stdClass)#578 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32605" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-04-21 22:21:13" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-04-21 22:21:13" ["post_content"]=> string(45) "Thanks so much |Gordon Korman!!!!!!!!!
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