Summary
Watch out, Junie, there's a new kid on the block! It's Freddy Thresher, a first grader who knows it's a jungle out there. A new chapter book series written by an elementary teacher who's seen it all!Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. He's the only one in his class who hasn't lost a tooth! All of the other students in Mrs. Wushy's first grade have signed their names on the Big Tooth, and Freddy's determined to get his name on it, too. So when Max "The Meanie" Sellars calls Freddy a baby, Freddy decides he's going to lose that tooth one way or another, even if it means getting punched in the face at recess, or even bigger trouble, with Mom!
Abby Klein was born in Los Angeles, California. She received her teaching credentials at Dartmouth College, where she majored in psychology and education, and her master's degree in reading and language development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has been a kindergarten and first-grade teacher for more than fifteen years in the Los Angeles area. She is a teacher-leader in her district and has presented numerous staff development workshops for the district and her school on reading, writing, and literacy. She writes the Ready, Freddy! series.
(Bowker Author Biography)