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    First Grade Stinks!
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    First Grade Stinks!
    Ebook32 pages4 minutes

    First Grade Stinks!

    By Mary Ann Rodman and Beth Spiegel

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    About this ebook

    A relatable, funny back-to-school tale for rising first graders and young children facing new experiences.

    ★ “Rodman handles the turmoil of school transitions with realism and humor. A good jumping-off book for discussions about differences and change.” ―Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

    It’s the first day of school, and Hayley is excited. Things are different now. She’s a first grader! Hayley quickly finds out that first grade is different from kindergarten, but in all the wrong ways. The classroom isn’t as bright and colorful. Ms. Gray doesn’t seem to smile as much as her kindergarten teacher did, and there isn’t enough time to play outside. Finally, Hayley has had enough. “First grade stinks!” she shouts. And fortunately, her compassionate teacher completely understands.

    Young readers will immediately empathize with Hayley as she struggles—amid unmet expectations, new experiences, and disappointment—to find enthusiasm for the new school year.

    Awards:

    Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
    Battle of the Books (Grades K-2) ―Alaska Association of School Librarians
    Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Primary) ―Kansas National Education Association

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeachtree Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2017
    ISBN9781682630471
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    First Grade Stinks!
    Author

    Mary Ann Rodman

    MARY ANN RODMAN’s debut novel, Yankee Girl, was chosen as a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers and an NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She lives with her family in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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    • 5/5
      Good book for young students. A goodbook to help children understand change and the benefits to change. haley the main character doesnt like her first day of first grade and she is having a realy bad day and then the teacher talks to her about how learning new things can be giood.