The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room (The Kids of the Polk Street School)
Richard "Beast" Best is discouraged when he is left back in second grade, but Mrs. Paris, a dedicated reading teacher, helps him learn to enjoy reading and school
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It's September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with "babies" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class.
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