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140 pp.
| Simon |
May, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-689-81818-1$$15.00
(4)
4-6
Teased because his father is the school janitor, fifth-grader Jack Rankin smears a giant wad of gum under his desktop, knowing Dad will have to clean it up. Instead, Jack is caught and sentenced to after-school custodial work. The novel, by the author of the popular Frindle, is resolved too easily when the priggish protagonist discovers a secret that elevates Dad to hero status.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2000