This book is about Ms.Rooney's class who goes to Washington,D.C. It is great!

Casey Valentine is going into the 5th grade and she is so excited. Her penpal Tracy is moving to town and they will go to school together! Little does Casey know what she is in for! Tracy ends up embarrassing Casey and stealing all of her friends. Casey begins to wish Tracy had stayed in High Flats...This book is so enjoyable, one that anyone could identify with.

Matthew Jackson and his family leave NY and move to Deposit, Ohio. Matthew wants to start all over again and he has a lot of fears. He wants to be a tough kid. This book made me crack up laughing. He meets a funny kid named JP, his next-door neighbor, and a hilarious, red-headed, tough kid. JP tells him about The Wall, a neighborhood bully. Then Matthew becomes really scared...

I read this about 11 yrs back in 4th grade. I could relate to it because the school gym at my school had a climbing rope, too. This story helps kids to face their everyday fears. RIchard learns a lot about himself and even about the school's "mean" sub, who helps Richard face his fears!

I first read this at the age of 10 or 11 back when it first came out and i really enjoyed it. Poor Cliffie, his folks get divorced, his teeth start sticking out and his father is trying to save up money to get him in braces. My folks weren't divorced and my teeth didn't stick out but at 10 years old I felt like i still had so many problems! My nose was too big, I was a klutz, etc, and I admired Cliffie for acting tough and gutting it out. His tough front caused others, however, to think he was stuck up. Cliffie ends up losing all his friends because he shoots his mouth off while trying to act tough. He also hands in the wrong homework, and tries to hide from his teacher, who is an old bat! There were parts in this book, like all other of Giff's wonderful books, that sent me into a fit of giggles! When Cliffie rescues an abandoned, homeless starving orange cat, he reveals to the reader that he is truely a softhearted, kind and sensitive boy deep down. When he thinks he finds the owner of the cat, you learn that he is also an honest person inside. This book is a must-read! I did it for a book report speech when I was a junior in highschool. Everyone loved it.

this book is funny to me you will love this book you will give it five stars because he play games on his sister.

This book is excellent for children. Ronald Morgan is having the worst day ever. The illustrations show poor Ronald's discouraged face on every page. However, there is an uplifting ending that encourages all of us to make it through even the worst of days. I highly recommend this book!

Ms. Giff gives insight on where she gets ideas on all of her books, primarily her Polk Street School and Casey Valentine series. She makes her characters seem so real! I loved how she talked about her cat, too. You really get to know Ms. Giff and you feel like she is the lady next door, an aunt, maybe, or a best friend. WAY TO GO, GIFF!

This book is sure to delight readers young and old. Dawn and her friends go to the beach and there is a group of teenagers and one of them starts screaming because she has lost her jewelry. Here comes Detective Dawn to the rescue! It will have you in stitches!