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One District, One Book
Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year By Bill Harley
Fairfield Public Schools 2019
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Ultimately the FAMILY should be reading the text aloud together!
 Chapter 1 Disaster Boy Charlie is such a messy kid that his brother calls him “Disaster Boy”. Just as he thinks his mom is the person he should be most afraid of seeing, he realizes there is someone WAY worse that he’s about to spend a lot of time with! |  Chapter 2 Stupid Sneakers Charlie is upset when he finds out that Mrs. Burke is going to be his teacher and he’s shocked that his mom won’t do anything about it. What could the chapter title be about? |  Chapter 3 What a Bozo? When the store did have the sneakers Charlie wanted, he decided to get new ones and turn them into the ones he wanted. Let’s see how this goes>>> |
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 Chapter 4 Maybe There Was a Mistake? The first day of school is finally here! Charlie’s best friend Tommy thought maybe there was a mistake, maybe Charlie wasn’t supposed to be in Mrs. Burke’s class??? |  Chapter 5 Surrounded Charlie is checking out his "neighbors" as Mrs. Burke is assigning everyone to their seats. He realizes he is surrounded by kids who are nothing like him. Ugh - more bad news! |  Chapter 6 Chile? Charlie needs to think before he speaks! Being silly isn't always best when you're in school and the teacher isn't in a silly mood. By the end of the chapter we are learning more about Hector and Charlie's friendship. |
 Chapter 7 Supreme Commander You'll recognize this chapter as the scene that was acted out when we launched the book last week. Ohhhhh that Mr. Shuler! |  Chapter 8 Mistake?? Dinner at Charlie's house on the first day of school is hectic. Everyone is sharing news about their day and Charlie is bummed about almost everything. Then he makes a deal with his dad. Will it be a colossal mistake? |  Chapter 9 The Egg Charlie did a great job on his book poster, but of course Samantha Grunsky has something to say about it. Can he brush her off??? |
 Chapter 10 Aaaaaaaaaaah Charlie finds himself in the middle of a BIG mess - again! Do you feel bad for Charlie OR do you think he makes bad choices? |  Chapter 11 Squid Eventhough Mrs. Burke didn't call Charlie's house, his parents still found out all about what happened in the hallway. The next day at school, Charlie has another confrontation with Mr. Schuler ;-/ |  Chapter 12 Fastest Runner As if Charlie didn't have enough to worry about these days, now a bunch of the boys are challenging him to a race at recess! Who is the fastest fourth grader at King Philip Elementary School? |
 Chapter 13 We're getting close to the end of the book and it seems like Charlie has learned his lesson about how to act at school and treat Mrs. Burke... or has he?? |  Chapter 14 There is no way to keep a secret from your family when your little sister goes to the same school as you. Read chapter 14 to see what "the squid" reveals today! |  Chapter 15 We learn a lot about Charlie and Ms. Burke in this final chapter. Do YOU think she deserves the title of "Teacher of the year"? |
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