Teasing! Name-calling! Bullies! Third grade is not for the faint of heart. Third graders are not so little and sweet anymore. Classmates are not all just friends in third grade. Not every third grader is kind to one another. Third graders want to be cool. No one knows how these kid problems can ruin the excitement of returning to school better than Clara Bella Scott. In desperate need of a friend and coping with insecurities about herself, Clara is faced with a very difficult start to her third grade year. How does a third grade girl overcome these childhood troubles? Who should a kid turn to when life isn’t going her way? Should she face her troubles head-on, or should she run for cover? After suffering in silence and beginning to dread going to school, Clara develops a plan to fight back against her bullies; and in the process, she learns a great deal about herself.
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