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Willner-Pardo, Gina

Spider Storch, Rotten Runner

83 pp. | Whitman | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-8075-7594-1 $$11.95
(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Tension rises between Spider and his friend Zachary during their school's Third-Grade Olympics. Spider acts like a know-it-all, and Zachary teases Spider about being the worst runner in the class, but the friends manage to work things out. Though the ending feels rushed and a bit anticlimactic, the story is fast paced and funny. Cartoon spot illustrations add to the humor.
Reviewer: Mark Adam

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