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Highlights
- What will Nikki and Deja do when their beloved teacher is out and a clueless substitute takes her place?Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place.
- 6-9 Years
- 7.4" x 5.0" Paperback
- 112 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Family
- Series Name: Nikki and Deja
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About the Book
In the sixth book in this acclaimed series, a substitute teacher fills in for Nikki and Deja's teacher. A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the clueless teacher. Should Nikki and Deja go along with the rest of the kids in tormenting him? Illustrations.Book Synopsis
What will Nikki and Deja do when their beloved teacher is out and a clueless substitute takes her place?
Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place. Under the new sub's care, nothing is the same in Room Ten.
A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the situation, and soon other students join in. Should Nikki and Deja go along with the rest of the kids in tormenting him? Should they help him out by tattling on their classmates? Or is there another way to handle the situation?
Here is another charming entry in a chapter book series praised for its accessibility, authenticity, and humor.
Review Quotes
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"English sympathetically captures Deja and Nikki's uneasiness when their school days go off-kilter, and no solution is in sight. . . . Another slice of elementary-school life in the Nikki and Deja chapter-book series, one of the few to feature African American characters."--Booklist --
About the Author
Karen English is a Coretta Scott King Honor-Award winning author who lives in Los Angeles, California. Her books about Nikki and Deja have been praised for their accessible writing, authentic characters, and satisfying story lines. Karen is a retired elementary school teacher, and she wrote these stories with her students in mind.