Clayton is a troublemaker. One day Clayton draws a picture of a donkey to represent his principle, and he gets sent to the principal's office instead of being rewarded, but he doesn't mind. He likes being bad like his brother. He even has a thick folder showing his bad deeds in the office. But when his brother returns from jail, he forces Clayton to change his ways. Can he do it? I loved this book!
Troublemaker
By Andrew Clements
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | T | 4.7 | 22046 |
Once a troublemaker, always a troublemaker?
There’s a folder in Principal Kelling’s office that’s as thick as a phonebook and it’s growing daily. It’s filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. There’s the minor stuff like running in the hallways and not being where he was suppose to be when he was supposed to be there. But then there are also reports that show Clay’s own brand of troublemaking, like the most recent addition: the art teacher has said that the class should spend the period drawing anything they want and Clay decides to be extra “creative” and draw a spot-on portrait of Principal Kellings…as a donkey.
It’s a pretty funny joke, but really, Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief making ways…but he can’t seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker.
From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behavior and how everyday choices can close or open doors.
There’s a folder in Principal Kelling’s office that’s as thick as a phonebook and it’s growing daily. It’s filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. There’s the minor stuff like running in the hallways and not being where he was suppose to be when he was supposed to be there. But then there are also reports that show Clay’s own brand of troublemaking, like the most recent addition: the art teacher has said that the class should spend the period drawing anything they want and Clay decides to be extra “creative” and draw a spot-on portrait of Principal Kellings…as a donkey.
It’s a pretty funny joke, but really, Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief making ways…but he can’t seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker.
From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behavior and how everyday choices can close or open doors.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781416949329
ISBN-10: 1416949321
Published on 2/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
Book Reviews (8)
It's about a boy named Clay who is a real trouble maker, who turns all good and friendly! I really liked this book!
This is a very funny book that also gives students examples of why you shouldn't misbehave at school
My favorite part was when he was in art class and he turned and their was marker on his paper.I recommend this book because it is a funny book and it teaches you to not take things to far keep it simple thanks for reading this report.
OMG!!!
Hilarious great book
In this story Clay is trying to stop getting in trouble, because he made a deal with his older brother, who just got out of jail.
Hi i read this book and again as Andrew Clements my favorite author I absolutely LOVE it! Clay is cute!