| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Description |
202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
Originally published as Problem child in 2007 by Puffin Australia. |
| Summary |
After playing a prank on one of his "geeky" classmates, sixth-grader Max Quigley's punishment is to be tutored by him. |
| Contents |
Skin tags -- A worthy adversary -- Miracles of math -- A rhetorical question, and Nerdstrom doesn't throw up -- A non-rhetorical question -- Crime and punishment -- Dad ups the ante -- Doing time -- Nerdstrom stays away -- The kid -- The kid returns -- A little chat with Nerdstrom --The big, stupid idea -- The bigger, stupider idea -- Nerdstrom talks about attitude -- The recruit -- Mr. Sigsworth screws up -- Cameron learns (some of) the truth -- The development of Casey -- April Fools' Day -- Dad runs out of ideas -- Nerdstrom calls -- Loyal Casey -- Nerdstrom has a theory -- Jared gets sick and tired -- The treb -- Jared kind of finds out -- The poem -- Stupid Casey -- Nerdstrom knows it -- I do some research -- Nerdstrom refuses to help himself -- We put the smack-down on -- Nerdstrom is stuffed -- Casey gets lost -- We have our stupid book assembly. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Tutors and tutoring -- Juvenile fiction.
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Tutors and tutoring. |
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Bullying -- Juvenile fiction.
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Bullying. |
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Children's fiction. NZ-WeK
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| Subject |
Bullying. |
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Friendships. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Added Title |
Problem child https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009091005
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| ISBN |
0547152639 |
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9780547152639 |
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