There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

by Louis Sachar (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Winner of 17 Children's Choice Awards nationwide, here is Louis Sachar's
most beloved novel.

“Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.” 
 
That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try.
 

But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .

"A humorous and immensely appealing story...Readers are likely to come away with the sense that they've been rooting for themselves too"-- "Kirkus."

An IRA/CBC Children's Choice

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A humorous and immensely appealing story...Readers are likely to come away with the sense that they've been rooting for themselves too.

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Louis Sachar
Newbery Award winner Louis Sachar is the author of The Boy Who Lost His Face, the Marvin Redpost books, and the much-loved There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, winner of 19 child-voted state awards.

Louis Sachar's book Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, is also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick, and an ALA Notable Book, and was made into a major motion picture.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394805726
Lexile Measure
490
Guided Reading Level
Q
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
August 12, 1988
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Library of Congress categories
Behavior
Friendship
Schools
Counselors
Alienation (Social psychology)
Behavior disorders in children
Student counselors
Bluebonnet Awards
Winner 1990 - 1990
Georgia Children's Book Award
Winner 1990 - 1990
Buckeye Children's Book Award
Winner 1991 - 1991

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