Media:Paperback Edition:Reprint Reading Level:Ages 9-12 Pages:144 Number Of Items:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.3 Dimensions (in):7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4
ISBN:1416911707 EAN:9781416911708 ASIN:1416911707
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I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid.
It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his teacher tells the class to write a story, Dexter writes about how tough he is -- and how he's already gotten into a fight. Is any of Dexter's story true? Why was the other boy crying before Dexter hit him? And why would the other boy still want to be Dexter's friend?
Even Dexter doesn't know the answers to some of those questions. But as he deals with family problems, a persistent teacher, and a boy who's strangely interested in floor wax, he discovers many surprises hidden in his own tale.
Customer Reviews:
Reluctant Reader Finishes BookJanuary 18, 2008 Happy Chastain(Sacramento, CA USA) 5 out of 6 found this review helpful
My 12 year old son (6th grader) is a reluctant reader. I usually set a number of pages that he must read and he actually went beyond the goal at the first sitting. I know this book is geared for ages 7-10 but it held his interest and he enjoyed it so don't let the age range be your guide. It's a good read for boys who seem to be more interested in...well other things besides reading books--Mission Accomplished.
Tells of new kid Dexter, whose defense against being new is to assume a tough exteriorMarch 7, 2007 Midwest Book Review(Oregon, WI USA) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Margaret Peterson Haddix's DEXTER THE TOUGH tells of new kid Dexter, whose defense against being new is to assume a tough exterior confronting principal, janitor, and kids who laugh at him. His determination to handle family and school problems with a tough display will lead to trouble unless he modifies his approach in DEXTER THE TOUGH.
