Sing a song of tuna fish : hard-to-swallow stories from fifth grade By Sing a song of tuna fish : hard-to-swallow stories from fifth grade

Title: Sing a song of tuna fish : hard-to-swallow stories from fifth grade

Author: Codell, Esmé Raji

Illustration: LeUyen Pham

Publisher:Hyperion Books For Children

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CIP Info Hilarious, quirky, and poignant, this unusual memoir recounts episodes from the transformative fifth-grade year of an acclaimed author. There are certain points when I wonder how I pick the books I read. This is another good example where I question my “authority” as a librarian. I picked this book up for two reasons. 1) I like the author; I have read most of her books. But the second reason is why I picked it up 2) the title made me giggle right away.

I loved this book. How can you not love a book that starts off with the main character egging a car with her mother? Really? I wish this book was around when I was in the fifth grade. Esmé is the only person I know who hated piano lessons as much as I did. She went to a different kind of school where the students decided what to do and when to do it. She was excited to go to a school where they had spelling lessons. This wasn’t a totally happy nor a totally depressing book. It showed what this time of live is really like. I think every library should have a copy.