Joshua T. Bates Takes Charge
Susan Shreve, Dan Andreasen
Library Binding
(Perfection Learning, May 1, 1995)
Tommy Wilhelm and his gang of bullies have never let fifth-grader Joshuaforget that he was held back in the third grade. Now Tommy has started pickingon a dorky new kid and Joshua must choose between sticking up for the nerd andsaving his own neck. "With a well-drawn school backdrop and a believable maincharacter, this is a perceptive story that makes it plain what it's like to bean outcast and also what it takes to be a hero. Welcome back, Joshua."-- "Booklist"
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