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Fourth Grade Rats

by Jerry Spinelli · 1991

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A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.

Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry.

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Suds knows that now that he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach him to toughen up...or will Suds remain a fourth grade wimp?

Genre
literary fictionhumor
Themes
childhoodfriendship
Setting
1990sschool
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 84 pages

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