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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out

by Kate Messner

A fresh start in Mrs. Z’s class

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A fresh start in Mrs. Z’s class

Emma McKenna arrives at third grade hoping to leave a talent-show mishap—and the nickname that followed—in the past. But Lucy, the former friend responsible for it, is in her new class too. Emma’s effort to make friends with everyone, inspired by the sociable capybara, becomes tangled with a classroom debate over the school mascot. The setup gives this chapter book a clear focus on the awkward work of starting over: staying neutral may seem safest, while speaking up could help Emma connect with her classmates. Black-and-white illustrations accompany the story.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids ages 9–12 who enjoy school-centered chapter books
  • Readers interested in stories about friendship, social setbacks, and making a fresh start
  • Children who like classroom stories with a mascot debate and animal references

Themes

Friendship and falling-outsBelonging and making a fresh startSpeaking up and finding common ground

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Book overview

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Cheerleader Emma McKenna is thrilled for the first day of school... until her frenemy shows up and all of Emma's plans for a social do-over take a tumble!

Emma McKenna can't wait for third grade at the brand-new Curiosity Academy. She'll have a cool teacher who wears high-tops and science earrings. She'll meet interesting classmates from all over Peppermint Falls. Best of all, she'll get a fresh start after last year's talent-show disaster left her with that awful nickname. It's going to be the best year ever!

Then Lucy walks into Mrs. Z's room.
Lucy, Emma's best-friend-turned-enemy.
Lucy, who gave Emma that nickname and spread it all over school!
Emma's fresh start is doomed . . . unless she can make friends before Lucy ruins everything.

So Emma sets out to be pals with everyone, just like her favorite animal, the capybara. As her classmates argue over the choice of a new school mascot, Emma stays quiet and doesn't pick sides. (The last thing she needs is another enemy.) But maybe speaking up could be the thing that helps her really connect with her class--and saves her at last from third-grade doom.

Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpr
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