Which wasn’t exactly lying, because I didn’t say there was something out there. “Because you can’t touch my stuff,” she said.Īnd then I pointed out the window. She thinks that that makes her the boss of me.

Margaret is in fourth grade and I am in third. When I sat down next to her, she threw herself across the Princess-from-the-Future mask she was gluing sparkles onto. So instead of having to think up things to write in my journal, which I hate, I got to glue and paint stuff, which I love. Then, as soon as I got to school, my teacher said, “The following students are excused from journal writing so they can go to the art room to work on their ‘Welcome to the Future’ projects.” And I was one of the following students! First, there were exactly enough banana slices in my cereal: one for every spoonful. Which was a surprise, because it started off with two lucky signs, which fooled me. Okay, fine, Monday was not so good of a day. Someone should tell you not to answer the phone in the principal’s office, if that’s a rule. Or the stuff that happened in the principal’s office when I got sent there to explain that Margaret’s hair was not my fault and besides she looks okay without it, but I couldn’t because Principal Rice was gone, trying to calm down Margaret’s mother. Well, Monday was a pretty good day, if you don’t count Hamburger Surprise at lunch and Margaret’s mother coming to get her. But maybe can she find a way to make it better. And by Saturday, even her mother is mad at her.

Then Friday starts with yucky eggs and only gets worse. On Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her. On Wednesday, she's sent to the principal, again. On Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. Perfect for fans of Amelia Bedelia and Ivy + Bean! This delightful chapter book series, from the award-winning author of Pax, is a modern classic that has been keeping readers engaged and laughing as they follow the hijinks of Clementine, a clever and quirky third grader who’s the most spectacular friend around.

Clementine books by sara pennypacker