Bully Trouble (Step into Reading: Step 2) - Hardcover

Grade 1-3-- An old theme revisited. Arlo and Robby are best friends who enjoy playing ball together. A much bigger kid, Eddie, delights in taunting them and taking their things: food, ball glove, and soda pop. In an effort to retaliate, Arlo and Robby concoct a hot chili sandwich and a prune juice and vinegar "soda" and trick him into consuming them. The other older boys assure Arlo and Robby that Eddie will not bother them again as, "He only picks on kids who let him get away with it." The sentences are short and choppy with little variation in sentence structure. The incidents seem contrived, and the solution is too pat to ring true. There are many better books in this series and in other series for early primary readers. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA
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