Who Needs Third Grade? (Tales from Third Grade) - Softcover

Ransom, Candice F.

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9780816729890: Who Needs Third Grade? (Tales from Third Grade)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0816729891 ISBN 13: 9780816729890
Publisher: Troll Communications Llc, 1993

Synopsis

Eight-year-old Amber, still adjusting to her parents' divorce, starts third grade and finds herself torn with jealousy over the new girl Delight, who seems to be stealing away Amber's best friend Mindy

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Reviews

The first volumes in the Tales from Third Grade series fumble with muddy characterizations and flimsy plots. Amber Cantrell, the heroine of both books, is imaginative and outgoing, but utterly desperate to be center stage--apparently a symptom of her trouble accepting her parents' divorce. In Who Needs , Amber's schemes to rule her class shatter with the arrival of Delight Wakefield, a new student who has lived in Japan and Paris, and has both waist-length hair and a perfect personality. Reader sympathy for Amber plummets in direct proportion to the plot's emphasis on her jealousy and increasingly pathetic attempts to best Delight. Though Delight and Amber reconcile their differences and become friends, the spirit of competition is again invoked in Stars , when Amber's goal of becoming a great gymnast pits her against the talented and more experienced Delight. While the generic problems of rivalries, friendships and classroom conflicts are certainly appropriate material, the themes lose their spark. Ages 7-9.
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Publisher
Troll Communications Llc
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816729891
ISBN 13 
9780816729890
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
126
Rating
  • 3.66 out of 5 stars
    32 ratings by Goodreads