One of the Third Grade Thonkers - Hardcover

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

 
9780440404071: One of the Third Grade Thonkers

Synopsis

Jimmy Novak is excited about spring vacation. He and his club, the "Rough, Tough, and Terrible" Thokers, are planning to turn the Novaks' garage into a clubhouse for the whole week. But everything changes when Jimmy's cousin David comes to stay after his mother's surgery. Jimmy and the Thonkers are brave, and David is scared of everything.



Jimmy thinks David will ruin the Thonkers' secret plans. Then something happens on the river--something that helps Jimmy learn the real meaning of courage.

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About the Author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR is the author of sixty books for children and young adults. Her books include How I Came to Be a Writer (Golden Kite Award), A String of Chances (South Carolina Young Adult Book Award), The Solomon System (Child Study Award), Night Cry (1985 Edgar Allan Poe Best Juvenile Mystery), The Agony of Alice (ALA Notable Children's Book), The Keeper, and The Year of the Gopher, both YASD Best Books for Young Adults.

She is the mother of two grown sons and lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Rex, and their two cats, Ulysses and Marco.

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