Book Review of #1 Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements
Name of Book: Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade Author: Barthe DeClements ISBN: 0-14-034443-8 Publisher: Puffin Books Type of book: kid to young adult, fifth grade, overweight, friendship, growing up, working mothers, 1980s Year it was published: 1981 Summary: Your teacher is too strict, fractions are too hard, nd the most disgusting girl in school has the seat next to yours...Nothing's fair! Jenny knows one thing fore sure-Elsie Edwards is fat thief who steals people's lunch money to buy candy. So when the book club money disappears, why is the whole class punished? Nothing's fair! But soon Jenny realizes some things aren't fair for Elsie, either. Elsie is on a strict diet, but when she starts losing weight, her mother wont' buy her new clothes. Instead, she plans to send Elsie to boarding school. Suddenly everyone wants to help Elsie. Nothing's fair in fifth grade-but sometimes things get better! Characters: The characters strike m...