![]() ![]() He was glad that this last day of school was only a half day. Lucas was very eager to show the pencils and the note to his mother. It said “Lucas is no longer the rambunctious student he once was.” Even though he did not know the meaning of the word rambunctious, Lucas was quite certain that the note was a good one. However, as soon as he was outside the school building, he opened and read it, anyhow. The proof of the new Lucas was the note on pink stationery that his teacher asked him to give his parents. Hockaday had given the same gift to every child in the class. If Lucas sharpened it at both ends, he could write in two colors. Hockaday, had given him a small package with three pencils. In addition to his report card, his teacher, Mrs. Now, on the last day of school, as Lucas ran home, he clutched three items in his hands. Gradually, though, as the third grade progressed, Lucas began to improve. He distracted his classmates from their work, and he didn’t perform in class up to his ability. He constantly annoyed his teacher with silly behavior. ![]() Lucas Cott had started out in third grade as the class clown. ![]() Print version originally published by Morrow Junior Books Contact: StarWalk Kids Media, 15 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 242, Great Neck, NY 11021 Illustrations copyright © 2014, 1991 by Sheila HamanakaĮxcept in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and articles, no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher. Text copyright © 2014, 1991 by Johanna Hurwitz ![]()
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