- Fiction, Schools, Reading, Friendship
Terrified of failing and believing that he is stupid, a fifth grader who has never learned to read begins to believe in himself with the help of an outgoing new girl next door.
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Classical in form, spare, resolved and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Tom Birdseye
- First published
- 1993
- Pages
- 181
- Publisher
- Puffin Books, Holiday House, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780788706806
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First sentence
“Mrs. Nagle's voice came across the table heavy with frustration.”
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