Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
Suds Morton is finally in 5th grade! The recess rhyme everyone has been chanting called them 5th grade monkeys, but Suds and his friend Joey decide to call themselves Top Dogs instead. Now the oldest kids in the school, they perfect their walk, their attitudes and their coolness. Suds may even try to get a girlfriend, he's had a crush on Julia since forever.
This is a family that uses nicknames, and his little sister, a fourth grader is called Zip, short for Zippernose. I didn't love that her mom called her Zip too, or the extreme rivalry/mean dynamics of the children. I think their tricks on each other are meant to be funny, but I think they go too far. I read it because I love many of Spinelli’s other books, not sure I'd recommend this one. Read Maniac Magee or Stargirl instead. The characters default white.
Lisa Librarian School Daze – Fiction about kids problems, adventures and challenges in a school setting that don’t fit another label. Yes
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