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Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up

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I am an elementary school teacher and my students love this book! It's a wonderful read...it keeps them interested and motivated. Keena is a wonderful character and the plot is terrific! I definitely suggest it for your kids!

Great book!!! My daughter loves her books and she can identify with Keena in many ways. I have started a collection of Keena Ford books and I hope there are more to come.

Keena Ford lives with her middle-school-age brother and mother in Washington, DC. Her father lives in Maryland, and she sees him on weekends. Eric is her best friend, but disaster strikes when he is assigned to the other second grade class. Both children try to convince
the other that their classroom is more delightful. Not only does jealousy creep into their relationship, Keena creeps into serious trouble by ending up under the teacher's desk in Eric's classroom.

Keena's proclivity for unintended consequences is given a thorough workout in this wonderful early chapter book. She is a delightful new character. Her thinking processes are revealed to be entirely understandable to young readers, but the repercussions are quite
funny. One can only hope that this book is only the beginning of a long and happy relationship with Keena.

I picked up this book from the library, and my eight year old son loved it. It didn't matter That it was about a girl and that the girl was a second-grader (he was in the third grade at the time). He told me the story was funny, interesting, and we talked about some of Keena's problems and what she learned from each situation. I'd read the book already and thought it was excellent. The book isn't preachy, but it follows the trials of a smart and adventurous 7 year old who manages to get herself into some sticky situations at school and home. She doesn't mean to lie or disobey the adults in her life, but it happens, and this book shows how children often end up breaking rules--even if it's by accident. And it shows how to handle these situations with honesty and love. And a lot of humor. The best part? My six year old started to read the book on his own, and he NEVER picks up a book unless I put it in his hand. The writing wasn't too hard for him, although I did have to help him out with some of the longer words. I've since bought this book for my niece, also named Kiana, and I'm sure she'll love it as well as my boys did.

This is the first book that my six-year-old daughter cradled, took to bed and read alone. While on vacation she buried her nose in this book and never looked up - an absolute first.

I'm thrilled to learn that there are many more books in this series to devour .


Thank you Melissa Thomson!!!!!!

I bought this book for our daughter because of the cover. But the book is funny. Our daughter thought the storyline was funny: "why didn't Keena just tell the truth." She asked!

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