Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1052277 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Library Journal
Grade 2-4-This third installment in the series is filled with fun and misadventure. Poor Andy! His mother is expecting a baby, his foster sister, Tamika, is homesick for her family, and he keeps finding himself in trouble at school. When his strict teacher falls ill, Andy's class plans on taking advantage of the substitute. This, however, only leads to more trouble for Andy, who keeps getting blamed for things he didn't do. The perspective of fourth graders is perfectly captured, as is their angst. In the end, the boy learns that teachers aren't always as bad as they seem. Hillenbrand's black-and-white illustrations show a likable Andy in some of the unpleasant, though often funny situations in which he finds himself. A good choice for reluctant readers and those looking for easy, entertaining chapter books.
Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY
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From Booklist
The third volume in the Andy Russell series finds the fourth grader daydreaming in school, especially during math class. Ms. Roman assigns him six chapter's worth of problems as punishment, but as horrible as that sounds, it proves to be only half as bad as dealing with Ms. Roman's replacement, Ms. Salmon. The substitute turns out to be a complete newbie, unable to distinguish real troublemakers from innocent pencil sharpeners--and Andy becomes her victim. Few contemporary classrooms operate with the Draconian injustice Adler describes here, but the story is a good one that will have children empathizing with all of Andy's troubles. Adler includes references from the previous books, but newcomers to the series can still enjoy this one. A popular choice for the chapter-book shelf. Black-and-white drawings add punch. Kay Weisman

Review
Grade 2-4-This third installment in the series is filled with fun and misadventure. Poor Andy! His mother is expecting a baby, his foster sister, Tamika, is homesick for her family, and he keeps finding himself in trouble at school. When his strict teacher falls ill, Andy's class plans on taking advantage of the substitute. This, however, only leads to more trouble for Andy, who keeps getting blamed for things he didn't do. The perspective of fourth graders is perfectly captured, as is their angst. In the end, the boy learns that teachers aren't always as bad as they seem. Hillenbrand's black-and-white illustrations show a likable Andy in some of the unpleasant, though often funny situations in which he finds himself. A good choice for reluctant readers and those looking for easy, entertaining chapter books. Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY. (Library Journal )

The third volume in the Andy Russell series finds the fourth grader daydreaming in school, especially during math class. Ms. Roman assigns him six chapter's worth of problems as punishment, but as horrible as that sounds, it proves to be only half as bad as dealing with Ms. Roman's replacement, Ms. Salmon. The substitute turns out to be a complete newbie, unable to distinguish real troublemakers from innocent pencil sharpeners--and Andy becomes her victim. Few contemporary classrooms operate with the Draconian injustice Adler describes here, but the story is a good one that will have children empathizing with all of Andy's troubles. Adler includes references from the previous books, but newcomers to the series can still enjoy this one. A popular choice for the chapter-book shelf. Black-and-white drawings add punch. Kay Weisman (Booklist - Kay Weisman )

Customer Reviews

troubles for andy
Andy Russell is a young boy who's life is full of troubles. His mom is going to have a baby soon. He's not sure if he will like the changes in his family. His foster sister is really missing her family and starts to feel sad a lot. And to top it all off his teacher gets sick and his class has a substitute teacher. Andy starts to get blamed for all the things that go wrong in his classroom. Will his troubles ever end?
This is the third book in the Andy Russell series. Kids will enjoy this and look for the others that follow it.
I would recommend this book. I feel that kids can relate to the characters in the book well.