Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2008 · Est. 1 hour read

Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs

Written by Katherine Applegate · Illustrated by Brian Biggs

Book #1 in the Roscoe Riley Rules series

A first-grader gets into trouble when he tries to help his teacher with a special project.

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128 pages· 6,060 words· Est. 1 hour read· 550L
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Bookroo's summary

Roscoe Riley faces a sticky situation when his classmates can't sit still for the school performance. With his teacher's job on the line, Roscoe resorts to using forbidden Super-Mega-Gonzo Glue. His well-intentioned plan to save the day might just lead to hilarious chaos. Can Roscoe's misadventure turn into a triumph, or will it spell disaster for the class? Dive into Roscoe's world of accidental rule-breaking and find out what happens when desperate times call for desperate measures.

From the publisher

The first book in a hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker from Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Endling, and Wishtree. When his classmates can’t sit still for a big performance at school, Roscoe Riley takes matters into his own hands with a liberal dose of Super-Mega-Gonzo Glue–which his mom calls the don’t-you-dare glue because Roscoe isn’t supposed to use it.Roscoe doesn’t mean to break the rules–he just can’t help himself! After all, his teacher’s job might be at stake and desperate times call for desperate measures.Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald’s Stink series; Nancy Krulik’s George Brown, Class Clown series; Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries series; and Dan Gutman’s My Weirder School series.

At a glance
Format
Pages
128
Words
6,060
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.9
F&P level
~N
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
124240
Publication
Published
February 2, 2016
First published
May 27, 2008
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062392480

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