It's September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuc...
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Dec 23, 2008
Philip
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I read this series as a kid, and Liz and I are reading it outloud again now. It's been great both times.
I have this on my young-adult shelf, but that'd be for really young young adults as it has a reading level of 2.1... Maybe I should make a children's shelf.
Synopsis? Richard "Beast" Best is going through the second grade a second time, and though he's trying to make the most out of it, he can't help thinking that the rest of the kids are a bunch of babies More...
I have this on my young-adult shelf, but that'd be for really young young adults as it has a reading level of 2.1... Maybe I should make a children's shelf.
Synopsis? Richard "Beast" Best is going through the second grade a second time, and though he's trying to make the most out of it, he can't help thinking that the rest of the kids are a bunch of babies More...
Nov 26, 2011
Jodi
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I thought there would be some type of animal or bug as the "beast" in Ms. Rooney's room. However, it was just a nickname for one of the kids in the class, who wasn't even a beast. I wasn't really impressed with this book, like I thought I would. I think this book needs a different name. I was 3/4 of the way through the book and still didn't even hear the word beast until towards the end of the book.
Jun 15, 2009
I have not read this book. It seems like a book that some students would be able to relate to by being held back a grade like some of my students have in the past. The students would be able to map out this story by chapters to help summarize this book.
Jan 09, 2011
Liz
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This will be a good place to start over with my fourth graders, who are very reluctant readers. Probably use it to find text evidence of character traits of Richard.
Jun 02, 2010
Bridget
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Beast has to repeat a grade, learn to be friends with his new younger classmates, and get a handle on reading. It's a very sweet little story.
Jun 20, 2007
Sarah
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You can't go wrong with Patricia Riley Giff. All her books are brilliant, for kids or adults.
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