Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to NOT Reading by: Tom Greenwald The exposition begins with a character called Charlie Joe Jackson. He attends middle school and hates reading. It all started when Charlie had to read a book for his language arts teacher; the book was called Billy's Deal. Billy's Bargain was about the pitcher who throws a no-hitter and makes a deal with the devil. Charlie does what he always does, and this was read on the back of the book, on the first chapter, on the last chapter, and on the inside flaps. Charlie always took shortcuts when it came to reading. In the rising action, Charlie has a friend named Timmy, and Timmy and Charlie have known each other for about two years. They always made this deal: If Charlie bought Timmy an ice cream sandwich, Timmy would tell Charlie what Billy's deal was about. But one day Charlie sees the look in Timmy's eyes, which was the look of blackmail. As he approached, he asked Timmy how his day had gone. He said, “Okay.” then he said, "I'm really hungry today... I could eat one, or two, or three ice cream sandwiches." Guess what Charlie had to do. He bought TImmy three ice cream sandwiches just so Timmy could tell Charlie about the book. This was the culmination. The next day he went to the library and looked up the word blackmail. Under the word blackmail was Timmy's photo. This was the falling action. He saw the librarian and she was an old friend of Charlie's. In first grade she tried over and over to get him to read but he wouldn't. To Charlie she was bad because she was still a librarian. The solution is that Charlie Joe has come up with many ways to stop reading. She also came up with many tips that can distract you from reading in a different way....... middle of the paper ......ion was when she was sent to the fortress because of the war her father was there. Solveig, his brother the crown prince, his older sister and his army of warriors await news of the battle his father is in and to discover the victor. However, as the winter continues and the storms grow stronger every day, the ice refuses to break. This means Solveig and the others are trapped! The climax is when horrific acts of betrayal make it clear that there is a traitor among them. A mischievous breeze begins to pass through the frozen ice walls, and an anxious man pits the prisoners of winter against each other. The falling action is whoever is in charge of protecting the king's children, all of whom are suspected of being the traitor. The brothers must choose their allies wisely. Solveig is trying to find out who is trying to destroy the crowned prince and the kingdom. This was the resolution.