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Jul 11, 2006 | ISBN 9780440421337 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Mar 24, 2009 | 96 Minutes | 6-9 years Buy
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Jul 11, 2006 | ISBN 9780440421337 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Mar 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780739372838 | 6-9 years
96 Minutes
Gooney Bird Greene likes to be right smack in the middle of everything. That’s why she wants to have the lead role of Squanto in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. All the parents are so busy, no one can bring cupcakes to the play. Gooney Bird Greene to the rescue! She finds a room mother alright, but promises not to tell who it is until the day of the play. Now the kids are really busy getting ready for the show. But will the mystery room mother really show up?
Whether she’s writing comedy, adventure, or poignant, powerful drama—from Attaboy, Sam! and Anastasia Krupnik to Number the Stars and The Giver—Lois Lowry’s appeal is as broad as her subject matter and as deep as her desire to affect an eager generation of readers. An author who is… More about Lois Lowry
"Relaxed black-and-white illustrations capture the diverse classroom. . . . Best of all is the story, which builds to a tense, beautiful climax as the identity of the room mother is revealed."–Booklist
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