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Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, I think I'll have Jake take it. Then Mrs. Snavin said, but be sure to hurry right back, Jake, because we're going to work on our number-line project, and you have to be my special... Read Full Overview

Jake doesn't set out to become the teacher's pet, but somehow everything he does has teachers heaping praise on him--and has his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust. How can he show them that he's just an ordinary kid? Illustrations.

The end of third grade turns into a disaster for Jake when he inadvertently becomes the teacher's pet, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't shake the image.

Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said,... Read Full Overview

Jake doesn't mean to be a teacher's pet, but somehow everything he does has teachers heaping praise on him--and his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust. How can he show that he's really just an ordinary kid?

Jake doesn't mean to be a teacher's pet, but somehow everything he does has teachers heaping praise on him--and his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust. How can he show that he's really just an ordinary kid?

Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs. Snavin said, "but be sure to hurry right back, Jake, because we're going to work on our number-line project, and you have to be my... Read Full Overview