Spaceman
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Ten-year-old Gary is failing the fifth grade. He thinks he's too big for his age, clumsy and slow. He thinks that he can't make friends and has problems catching up with school work no matter how hard he tries. All of these problems make Gary want to escape. He discovers that he can just space out, even though he is still in the classroom. He says his brain is taking a break. But one day when he spaces out, Gary accidentally hurts another classmate. His teacher doesn't want him in his class anymore.
Read this book to find out what happens to Gary . Will he make any friends? Who will be his teacher now? Will the “Spaceman” come back to earth again?
By Jane Cutler. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books. 1997. 138 Pages. Fiction. Suggested ages 9+.
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