Once a troublemaker, always a troublemaker? A reputation proves challenging to change in this ârock-solid school storyâ (Publishers Weekly) from Andrew Clements.
Clayton Hensley is accustomed to trouble: Thereâs a folder of incident reports in Principal Kellingâs office thatâs as thick as a phonebook and growing daily. Most recently, Clayâs art teacher told the class to spend the period drawing anything they wanted, and Clay decided to be extra âcreativeâ by drawing a spot-on portrait of Principal KellingâŚas a donkey.
Itâs a pretty funny joke, but Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief-making waysâŚbut he canât seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker.
From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behaviorâand how everyday choices can close or open doors.