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One of the Third Grade Thonkers

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By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Publisher Yearling
One of the Third Grade Thonkers
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Jimmy Novak is excited about spring vacation. He and his club, the Rough, Tough, and Terrible Thokers, are planning to turn the Novaks garage into a clubhouse for the whole week. But everything changes when Jimmys cousin David comes to stay after his mothers surgery. Jimmy and the Thonkers are brave, and David is scared of everything.Jimmy thinks David will ruin the Thonkers secret plans. Then something happens on the riversomething that helps Jimmy learn the real meaning of courage.

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28794 words28,794 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 850LLexile 850L
Grade 4 to 7Grade 4 to 7
Age 9-12Age 9-12
Published 1991Published 1991

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044040407X

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