The Report Card

Title: The Report Card
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2004
Reading Level: 2nd and up
Pages: 173
Genre: Realistic Fiction











Summary:

Nora is a genius. In fact, she's so good, nobody even knows about it, not even her family. She wants to be a normal kid, so she makes it so her grades come out as average. However, one day she leaves her research up on a computer and the librarian sees it. She is forced to tell her the secret. She then takes an IQ test and scores 188. After throwing a tanrtum in front of her class, she is exposed. Her scores are let out and she is forced to answer things in class, not that is' hard for her. Then one day she zeros on three tests and she has to answer to the principle. She claims that the tests are too knowlege based, and then her best friend, Steven, gets more students to do the same thing. They all get caught though and Steven and Nora must apologize. Nora refuses to be advanced because she just wants to be normal.

My Reaction:

I love Andrew Clements books. They are simple, but I always enjoy sitting down and reading them. This is the first one I read of his, and I did not mind reading it again. It's definitely a good read.

Potential Problems:

If student's read this they might want to act like Nora and purposely do bad on their grades. This could cause issues in the class and for the school.

Recommendations:

I would definitely recommend this book. Especially for younder kids. It's a simple read and they can have fun with it too.