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Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He
tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him. Except
Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous,
and knows he could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel
like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the
hardest thing in the world.
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“Bradley’s need for acceptance even as he holds back from classmates who might mock or hurt him is genuine, and his eventual success will gratify readers.”
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School Library Journal
About Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is the author of the New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award. He also wrote Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Parents’ Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others.