![]() Sett), and why (“some of the boys in class giggle”), they decide to take action, finding allies and adversaries in unexpected places. When they discover what’s been censored (references to breasts), who’s done it (Ms. “We don’t tolerate any of the behaviors your age group usually indulges in.” For “lit circle,” Mac picks Jane Yolen’s The Devil’s Arithmetic (classroom rule: Don’t Read Ahead!), but he and his groupmates soon encounter a series of “ugly black rectangles” covering up words. She seems okay, though, on the first day of school, promising her students she’ll treat them like adults-as long as they follow classroom rules. She’s famous-“as famous as a person can get in our town”-for writing letters to the newspaper decrying everything from junk food to girls wearing shorts in school. ![]() Sixth grader Mac Delaney isn’t sure what to expect after being assigned to Ms. ![]() Intermediate, Middle School Scholastic 263 pp. ![]()
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