Second Grade Holdout
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Second grade? Pfff! No, thanks.
The comically anxious narrator in this book thought that first grade had its problems, but overall it was pretty awesome. He'll take grade one over grade two any day, thank you very much! Especially because he and Tyler, his best friend, will not be in the same class this school year. On top of that, Tyler's sisters have been feeding the boys a steady stream of rumors about the horrors of second grade. Luckily they catch on that just maybe some of those stories are not one hundred percent true.
Could it be that second grade is not so bad? Find out in this laugh-out-loud story that has more than its fair share of heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The star of First Grade Dropout returns, and once again he has big reservations about proceeding to the next grade. It doesn't help that his best friend Tyler's older sisters are feeding him whoppers about what life as a second grader is like: "Every student has to be able to speak Russian perfectly before Thanksgiving! Also... you have to invent a substitute for water!! Or you fail!!!" Cordell's scraggly cartooning expertly channels the narrator's nervousness (and Tyler's sisters' mischievousness), and although Vernick ends on an encouraging note, she keeps the anxiety-fueled jokes coming until nearly the last page. Ages 4 7.
