Fourth grade is far from flawless for Alice in this beloved novel with a new look.
Fourth grade stinks. Fourth grade is when everything you do embarrasses you. Fourth grade is when everyone knows you re a blunderbuss whether it s part of your name or not.
Alice s older brother Lester is always tricking her into believing his made-up stories are true. It s not her fault she s so gullible Plus, he s a really good liar. But that doesn t help when she finds herself in a mess because of something he s invented.
She can t seem to do anything else right, either. She sneezes beans at the lunch table, gets trapped in her own snow cave, and is forced to sing even though she can t carry a tune in front of her whole grade. And that s "nothing" compared to the trouble she s about to get herself into next. Alice is just about ready to chalk fourth grade up as the worst year ever "