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No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!
But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.
With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of elementary school, an experience not soon forgotten.
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593376201
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780593376201
- File size: 4819 KB
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- English
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August 1, 2024
A challenging fourth grader faces the "meanest and nastiest" teacher in the school. Readers will recognize Carter Avery when he blurts out a rude question about the port-wine stain on Ms. Krane's face in their first meeting. He's the kid with no filters. He struggles with writing. But, like Mr. Terupt in Buyea's popular series, Ms. Krane knows how to deal with even the most difficult kids. She has challenges besides wiggly Carter and his nemesis, "bossy" Missy Gerber. Some parents don't approve of Ms. Krane's choice to have a baby as an unmarried woman. Buyea weaves all these elements into a suspenseful account of Carter's year, told in the boy's believable first-person voice. Readers will fill in the blanks in his unreliable narration, because they know kids like him--they may even share many of his difficulties. Carter doesn't have friends among his classmates, but he does have caring adults in his life: the grandmother who's raised him since his parents died, bus driver Mr. Wilson, and Farmer Don, whose eggs Carter and Grams buy. They're patient with his behavior and his questions. They help him (and readers) understand donor insemination and why judgmental gossip is a problem. Carter decides that his secret mission will be sticking up for Ms. Krane as she has stuck up for him: becoming a good student and proving she's a good teacher. His success is gratifying. Most characters present white. A school story that's full of heart.(Fiction. 8-11)COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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