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Fourth Grade Rats

Jerry Spinelli

199184 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1991
first published
  • 1991Scholastic Inc. · 84 pages · ENGISBN 9780785701866
  • 1991Scholastic · 84 pages · ENGISBN 9780590442435
  • 1991Scholastic Inc. · 96 pages · ENGISBN 9780590442442
  • 1991Scholastic Inc. · 98 pages · ENGISBN 9780545359849
  • 1993Demco MediaISBN 9780606026451
  • 2012Scholastic, Incorporated · ENGISBN 9780545348607
  • 2012Scholastic · 136 pages · ENGISBN 9780545464789

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. 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?telling

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