ABOUT THIS BOOK
In this
Knopf Paperback reissue, Joshua is devastated to learn that he must repeat third grade. But he manages to survive the taunts of former classmates, learn something important about himself, and make it through the year with the help of a sympathetic teacher in this "funny, touching, and realistic story."--
School Library Journal
AWARDS
WINNER 1986 - Kentucky Bluegrass Award
WINNER 1993 - Massachusetts Children's Book Award