Other editions of book The Baddest Kid in Sixth Grade: Not Another Pearson Boy

On the first day of school, as soon as the teachers find out that Nick is another Pearson boy, they go from nice to nasty. By lunchtime, one missing yellow notebook, a brand new baseball cap, animals running around the hallway, and a flooded boys bathroom forces Nick into the spotlight. After telling the truth to his best friend, Nick begins to wonder if he should come clean to the principal and the rest of the school to clear his name or remain the baddest kid in sixth grade. The Baddest Kid in Sixth Grade encourages literacy by using multi-syllable words that are broken down phonetically with bold and un-­bold font. As young readers become familiar with the repetitive words their confidence and love of words grows.

The first day of middle school is hard. Even harder is the first day of middle school where your two older brothers are known as troublemakers. Nick Pearson just wants to make friends and have them remember his name; Nick, not Nate. The trouble is that at Woodson Middle School everyone already knows his brothers, Dan and Rob Pearson. As soon as the teachers find out he's a Pearson they go from nice to nasty. By lunchtime, a brand new baseball cap; animals running around the hallway; and a flooded boys bathroom forces Nick into the spotlight. After telling the truth to his best friend Chris, Nick begins to wonder if he should come clean to the principal to clear his name and risk losing his new friends. He decides to keep a low profile and makes it home without causing anymore trouble. Now the entire school knows him as the baddest kid in sixth grade, at least for now.The Baddest Kid in Sixth Grade aids in literacy by using repetition and breaking down multi-syllable words to make pronunciation and spelling easier for young readers.

On the first day of school, as soon as the teachers find out that Nick is another Pearson boy, they go from nice to nasty. By lunchtime, one missing yellow notebook, a brand new baseball cap, animals running around the hallway, and a flooded boys bathroom forces Nick into the spotlight. After telling the truth to his best friend, Chris, Nick begins to wonder if he should come clean to the principal and the rest of the school to clear his name or remain the baddest kid in sixth grade. The Baddest Kid in Sixth Grade encourages literacy by using multi-syllable words that are broken down phonetically with bold and un-­bold font. As young readers become familiar with the repetitive words their confidence grows.

The Baddest Kid in Sixth Grade curriculum and its supplemental guide foster students’ independent reading, proper pronunciation, contextual understanding, and correct spelling. Along with assessment questions that gauge literacy, educators will be able to determine student’s reading aptitude before and after the completion of the story. Each chapter features questions that engage and encourage the reader to utilize context clues to correctly answer questions.