Fourth grade is far from flawless for Alice in this beloved novel with
a new look.
Fourth grade stinks. Fourth grade is when everything you do embarrasses
you. Fourth grade is when everyone knows you're a blunderbuss whether
it's part of your name or not.
Alice's older brother Lester is always tricking her into believing his
made-up stories are true. It's not her fault she's so gullible! Plus,
he's a really good liar. But that doesn't help when she finds herself in
a mess because of something he's invented.
She can't seem to do anything else right, either. She sneezes beans at
the lunch table, gets trapped in her own snow cave, and is forced to
sing--even though she can't carry a tune--in front of her whole grade.
And that's nothing compared to the trouble she's about to get herself
into next. Alice is just about ready to chalk fourth grade up as the
worst year ever!