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118 pp.
| Front/Cricket |
June, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-8126-2934-5$$14.95
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Paul Brewer.
Robert fears he has no chance at winning the student achievement contest. He's in the slow reading group, he hates math, and his homework always receives the dreaded muddy pig stamp. A realistic conclusion has the A-student winning the competition, but Robert also earns an award for unmasking the Scribbler, a library book vandal. The elementary school crowd will relate to--and laugh at--Robert's mishaps. Comical illustrations complement the story.