{"product_id":"theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom-isbn-9780394805726","title":"There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (\u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e), with a brand-new cover!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.” \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .\"A humorous and immensely appealing story...Readers are likely to come away with the sense that they've been rooting for themselves too\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e.Newbery Award winner Louis Sachar is the author \u003ci\u003eof Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Lost His Face,\u003c\/i\u003e and the Marvin Redpost books.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Louis Sachar’s book \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award, is also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick, and an ALA Notable Book, and was made into a major motion picture.Bradley Chalkers sat at his desk in the back of the room-last seat, last row.  No one sat at the desk next to him or at the one in front of him.  He was an island.\u003cbr\u003e  If he could have, he would have sat in the closet.  Then he could shut the door so he wouldn’t have to listen to Mrs. Ebbel.  He didn’t think she’d mind.  She’d probably like it better that way too.  So would the rest of the class.  All in all, he thought everyone would be much happier if he sat in the closet, but unfortunately, his desk didn’t fit.\u003cbr\u003e  “Class,” said Mrs. Ebbel.  “ I would like you all to meet Jeff Fishkin.  Jeff has just moved here from Washington, D.C., which as you know, is our nation’s capital.”\u003cbr\u003e  Bradley looked up at the new kid who was standing at the front of the room next to Mrs\/ Ebbel.\u003cbr\u003e  “Why don’t you tell the class a little bit about yourself, Jeff,” urged Mrs. Ebbel.\u003cbr\u003e The new kid shrugged.\u003cbr\u003e  “There’s no reason to be shy,” said Mrs. Ebbel.\u003cbr\u003eThe new kid mumbled something, but Bradley couldn’t hear what it was.\u003cbr\u003e  “Have you ever been to the White House, Jeff?  Mrs. Ebbel asked.  “I’m sure the class would be very interested to hear about that.”\u003cbr\u003e  “No, I’ve never been there,” the new kid said very quickly as he shook his head.\u003cbr\u003e  Mrs. Ebbel smiled at him.  “Well, I guess we’d better find you a place to sit.”  She looked around the room.  “Hmm, I don’t see anyplace except, I suppose you can sit there, at the back.”\u003cbr\u003e  “No, not next to Bradley!”  a girl in the front row exclaimed.\u003cbr\u003e  “At least its better than \u003ci\u003ein front \u003c\/i\u003eof Bradley,” said the boy next to her.\u003cbr\u003e  Mrs. Ebbel frowned.  She turned to Jeff.  “I’m sorry, but there are no other empty desks.”\u003cbr\u003e  “I don’t mind where I sit,” Jeff mumbled.\u003cbr\u003e  “Well, nobody likes sitting…there,” said Mrs. Ebbel.\u003cbr\u003e  “That’s right,” Bradley spoke up.  “Nobody likes sitting next to me!”  He smiled a strange smile.  He stretched his mouth so wide, it was hard to tell whether it was a smile or a frown.\u003cbr\u003e  He stared at Jeff with bulging eyes as Jeff awkwardly sat down next to him.  Jeff smiled back at him so he looked away.\u003cbr\u003e  As Mrs. Ebbel began the lesson, Bradley took out a pencil and a piece of paper, and scribbled.  He scribbled most of the morning, sometimes on the paper and sometimes on his desk.  Sometimes he scribbled so hard his pencil point broke.  Every time that happened he laughed.  Then he’d tape the broken point to one of the gobs of junk in his desk, sharpen his pencil and scribble again.\u003cbr\u003eHis desk was full of little wads of torn paper, pencil points, chewed erasers, and other unrecognizable stuff, all taped together.\u003cbr\u003e  Mrs. Ebbel handed back a language test.  “Most of you did very well,” she said.  “I was very pleased.  There were fourteen A’s and the rest B’s.  Of course there was one F, but…” She shrugged her shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e  Bradley held up his test for everyone to see and smiled that same distorted smile.\u003cbr\u003e  As Mrs. Ebbel went over the correct answers with the class, Bradley took out his pair of scissors and very carefully cut his test paper into tiny squares.\u003cbr\u003e  When the bell rang of recess, he put on his red jacket and walked outside, alone.\u003cbr\u003e   “Hey, Bradley, wait up!” somebody called after him.\u003cbr\u003e    Startled, he turned around.\u003cbr\u003e    Jeff, the new kid, hurried alongside him. “Hi,” said Jeff.\u003cbr\u003e    Bradley started at him in amazement.\u003cbr\u003e    Jeff smiled.  “ I don’t mind sitting next to you,” he said.  “Really.”\u003cbr\u003e    Bradley didn’t know what to say.\u003cbr\u003e    “I have been to the White House,” Jeff admitted.  “If you want, I’ll tell you about it.”\u003cbr\u003e     Bradley thought a moment, then said, “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.”","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300136505573,"sku":"NP9780394805726","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394805726.jpg?v=1767742396","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom-isbn-9780394805726","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}