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Summertime. It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Richard "Beast" Best and Matthew Jackson can't wait to dive into Emily Arrow's cool blue pool. But when they get there, Mrs. Arrow tells them... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0440484065
ISBN13:9780440484066
Release Date:June 1986
Publisher:Yearling Books
Length:74 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.2" x 7.4"
Age Range:6 to 9 years
Grade Range:Grades 1 to 4
Customer Reviews
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The saddest of all the other Polk Street books
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
It's summer vacation and school's out but Richard, Matthew and a handful of other kids have summer school. Richard is depressed. Mrs. Paris, his reading teacher gives him good advice on how to handle changes and things he doesn't like. Then Richard's friend Matthew says that he is moving to Ohio. Matthew doesn't want to go and Richard fixes up a place for Matthew to live in his garage. It's a good book with a non-saccarine ending. There are a lot of good messages to the readers, such as it is okay to cry. That's the best advice! I think I cried when I read this about Richard's best buddy Matthew moving away and although it seems an un-satisfying ending to this book, be sure to check out the other Polk Street books, and there are two books about Matthew's adventures in his new town, Deposit, Ohio ("Matthew Jackson Meets The Wall" and "Shark In School"--both delightful!) Beast and Matthew stay in touch even across time and distance!!
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