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Clements, Andrew

The Janitor's Boy

140 pp. | Simon | May, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81818-1 $$15.00
(4) 4-6 Teased because his father is the school janitor, fifth-grader Jack Rankin smears a giant wad of gum under his desktop, knowing Dad will have to clean it up. Instead, Jack is caught and sentenced to after-school custodial work. The novel, by the author of the popular Frindle, is resolved too easily when the priggish protagonist discovers a secret that elevates Dad to hero status.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2000

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