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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—A humorous and encouraging tale about standing up to bullies of all shapes and sizes and remaining true to oneself. When Paige Turner announces to her family at breakfast that she's going to be a new person in the fourth grade, she really means it: from her new red clogs, to her matching ba...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2013
Paige Turner is determined to put her humiliating third-grade experience of stage fright (culminating in throwing up on a teacher's shoes) behind her now that she's beginning fourth grade. She admires her cousin Cordelia's vivacity and decides that renaming herself Oklahoma -- "a name with guts" -- will help make her the bold person she wants to be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
