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Gr 3–5—Based on true events, this inspiring story celebrates the extraordinary influence a teacher can have on her students. As Trisha enters a new school in Michigan, she hopes she won't be relegated to a "special" class. At her old school, she had trouble learning to read. On the first day, she is disappointed to learn that Room 206 is known as the junkyard. Fortunately, their teacher, Mrs. Peterson, doesn't allow her students to feel like misfits. She divides her "Junkyard Won...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this story based on Polacco's childhood, young Patricia is upset to be assigned to a special-needs class known colloquially as "the junky...Log In or Sign Up to Read More