YOUNGER FICTION
McKissack, Patricia , McKissack, Fredrick

Miami Gets It Straight

(4) 1-3 Road to Reading series. Illustrated by Michael Chesworth. This short novel deals with the final days of third grade and the conflicts that ensue when students try to choose a class gift for their teacher. The drama is in bold relief here--the kids use plenty of slang and the text is heavy on dialogue and exclamation points. Chesworth's cartoon style illustrations are equally exaggerated. There is not much substance, but there is plenty of kid appeal.

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