Friday, March 22, 2013

Trouble-Maker by Andrew Clements

Now that graduate school is DONE...that's right...I'm able to get back to writing about some great (or not so great) children's literature. This weekend, I began reading Trouble-Maker by Andrew Clements.


This book as a tale about a student who had a bad reputation but made changes for the better. In his period of transformation, he learned about himself, how his actions affected others, and how others viewed him. Told from the joint perspective of Mrs. Ormin, the school secretary, and Clay, the student trouble-maker, we are taken on a journey of how Clay changes his behavior for the better. The principal, who trusts this change that he has seen in Clay, has some decisions to make himself.

You'll be surprised by the ending of this story, and admire the hard work that Clay has to undergo throughout the story.



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