Buckle up for a wild ride involving a missing gerbil, a crazy cat, and a tattooed baby that will have readers of all ages laughing

This hilarious novel stars the Herdmans, the worst kids in the world, who made their first appearance in author Barbara Robinson's classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

In The Best School Year Ever, Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman haven't changed a bit. They still set things on fire and knock the other kids black and blue.

One day the teachers ask all the students to think of compliments for their classmates, and Beth Bradley picks Imogene Herdman's name. At first, Beth can't think of anything good, but soon she begins to see Imogene in a new light.

Maybe behind all of the outrageous pranks, there is something good about the Herdmans?

Author: Barbara Robinson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/12/2005
Series: Best Ever
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.42h x 5.24w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780064404921
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10212 / Best School Year Ever


Award: 1997 California Young Reader Medal Nominee - Intermediate
Award: 1997 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Winner - Grades 4-8
Award: 1998 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner - Children's Book
Award: 1998 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Winner - Grades 3-6
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Winner - Children's

About the Author
Robinson, Barbara: -

Barbara Robinson has written several popular books for children, including My Brother Louis Measures Worms, The Best School Year Ever, The Best Halloween Ever, and the enormously popular bestselling novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, first published in 1972, which was made into a classic TV movie and on which this book was based. The play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is produced annually in theaters, schools, and churches all over the world. Ms. Robinson has two daughters and three grandchildren.