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    Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade: Questions and Answers About School
    Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade: Questions and Answers About School
    Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade: Questions and Answers About School
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    Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade: Questions and Answers About School

    By Nancy Loewen, Paula Skelley and Julissa Mora

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    What do I do if I see a classmate cheat? How do I get all my homework done? Four diverse peer mentors answer more than 30 common questions about school posed by tween girls, providing sound advice that's not only kid-friendly but also expert approved.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateDec 21, 2015
    ISBN9781515731610
    Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade: Questions and Answers About School
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    Nancy Loewen

    Nancy Loewen is an award-winning author who has written more than 130 titles for children. She holds an MFA in creative writing and lives in the Twin Cities.

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      Lunch Lines, Tryouts, and Making the Grade - Nancy Loewen

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      Introduction

      In the Classroom

      Teachers

      Classmates

      Fitting In

      School Activities and Homework

      Lunchtime

      Getting Organized

      Rules and Cheating

      Glossary

      Read More

      Internet Sites

      About the Consultant

      About the Authors

      Index

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      What’s one thing that nearly all kids have in common? School!

      School is a pretty amazing place. It’s where you go to class, play sports and music, and hang with friends.

      BUT SCHOOL CAN SEEM LIKE AN OBSTACLE COURSE.

      Every day you need to make a ton of decisions. Who should you sit with at lunch? Should you speak up or keep quiet? Will you study hard or do just enough to pass?

      It never hurts to get good advice, especially about school. We know exactly what you’re going through. We’ve been there! If you find our suggestions helpful—great! And if there are some things you can’t quite work through on your own, talk to a trusted adult. Parents, teachers, and school counselors are ready to help.

      In the Classroom

      QI feel like everybody stares at me when I ask a question in class. But if I don’t ask questions, I get bad grades, and then I feel even worse! What can I do?

      ALots of kids are scared to ask questions in front of the class. They’re afraid it makes them look dumb. But asking questions is actually a smart thing to do because that’s how you learn! Besides, other kids might be wondering the same thing you are.

      You can always talk to your teacher when other kids aren’t

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