Lawrence hates being teased about his dimples, but nothing he does seems to make any difference. Joe goes right on teasing him, and the teasing gets meaner and meaner. Finally, Lawrence notices something about his friend Stewart that may provide the tool he needs to tease-proof himself once and f...
Kate is determined to win her spelling club's spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet's relentless claims of superior spelling ability, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate is miserable. She wants to win the contest, but she doesn't wa...
“I hear you’re having a birthday party soon. Are you having clowns? Clowns are so much fun,” said Violet. “No,” said Kate. “Oh,” said Violet, turning her nose up. “Then what ARE you doing at your party?” “Well...I...” Kate began. Before Kate could finish her sentence, Violet turned her back and s...
He said he was late because he had to clean the dryer fluff off his pants. “You should have seen my pants,” he told Kate. “They looked like they were covered with snow.” Kate laughed. “Fluff on your pants! That’s your goofiest excuse yet,” she said. “I know. I know,” said Jake. “My mother says I ...
I heard it. Then I felt it. Pain ripped through my head like a hot iron. For an instant I felt dizzy, stunned. “Are you stupid or something?” a voice shot out. “Don’t you look where you’re going?” It was Karin, rubbing her head. I hadn‘t been paying attention. I was so absorbed in my thoughts abo...
—Charles Djou chapter three Mr. London talks about the books we’ll be reading, the essays we’ll be writing and the exams we’ l l be taking. Why does school always start with lists and schedules? Luckily in the last five minutes of class, Mr. London gives me another idea. He tells us about how he ...
Jake didn’t mention Lionel as they played catch at first recess. He didn’t mention Lionel as they climbed rocks at the back of the yard at second recess. By the time they walked home together after school, Kate had almost forgotten about Lionel. “I hope they give us milk-chocolate samples at the ...