For every student who's ever worried about having to spend a lifetime in third grade, for every teacher who's faced a class where nobody remembered to bring in the book money, here are thirty-eight poems that capture the excitement, challenge, heartbreak, and wonder of life in elementary school.
From the girl who brags about her old school to the guy who cries all the time to the confused substitute, the students and teachers here will seem familiar to anyone who has ever inhabited a classroom. With fresh, lively word pictures, Kalli Dakos finds stories and surprises in every corner of the school.