The Dunderheads

By Paul Fleischman

A tyrannical teacher meets her match in a class of underestimated misfits.

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56 pages

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Miss Breakbone despises her class of so-called dunderheads, but when she confiscates a crucial item, the students unite. Led by Wheels and his souped-up bike, they embark on a daring mission to teach their fearsome teacher a lesson. With talents like Pencil's photographic memory and Spider's climbing skills, these underdogs prove that teamwork can overcome even the most terrifying obstacles. Will their plan succeed, or will Miss Breakbone maintain her reign of terror? Discover the hilarious and heartwarming tale of unlikely heroes standing up to authority.

From the publisher

Dunderheads, unite! A tyrannical teacher gets her just due in a delightfullysubversive, outrageously funny tale by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman. Miss Breakbone hates kids. Especially the time-squandering, mindwandering, doodling, dozing dunderheads in her class. But when she confiscates Junkyard’s crucial fi nd, she fi nally goes too far. Enter Wheels (and his souped-up bike with forty-eight extra gears), Pencil (who can draw anything from memory), Spider (look up and you’ll fi nd him), and their fellow misfi ts in a spectacular display of teamwork aimed at teaching Miss Breakbone a lesson she won’t soon forget. From the incomparable Paul Fleischman comes a winning cast of underdogs – and one of the most terrifying teachers you’ll ever meet – brought to vivid life in David Roberts’s quirky, hilarious illustrations.

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