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Third Grade Angels (a Rule the School Book)

by Jerry Spinelli

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Trying to earn the halo

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Trying to earn the halo

George “Suds” enters third grade with a clear goal: win his teacher’s monthly halo for exemplary behavior. The contest turns the familiar idea of being “good” into a set of questions he has to work through—whether kindness counts beyond the classroom, how to handle an annoying younger sister, and whether an unseen good deed matters. School rules, sibling friction, and friendship shape this story about the gap between earning recognition and choosing how to treat others. The premise gives everyday elementary-school situations a child’s point of view, with the halo contest providing the thread that links them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in elementary-school stories and classroom life.
  • Readers who enjoy fiction about friendship, sibling relationships, and learning what kindness means.
  • Those familiar with Fourth Grade Rats who want to read this earlier story about Suds.

Themes

Kindness and good behaviorFriendshipSibling relationshipsRecognition and doing good deeds

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Book overview

The hilarious and relatable prequel to the bestseller Fourth Grade Rats!

 

George, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies, second grade cats, third grade angels, fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" -- which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect.

 

Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated. Does he have to be good even outside of school? (Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister?) And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count?

 

A warm, funny return to elementary school from Newbery Medalist, Jerry Spinelli.

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