Fourth Grade Weirdo

by Martha Freeman

Book Overview

A perfect read for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Dexter is like a square peg in a round hole: he just can't fit in. All the kids in his class enjoy the zany things their teacher Mr.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440416892
• ISBN13: 9780440416890
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Great Book

In the book,"Fourth Grade Weirdo" by Martha Freeman, a kid named Dexter doesn't really fit in with the other kids at school. So, the other kids start calling him a weirdo! He tries to look like, talk like, and act like them too. Dexter tries to change but the other kids still think he is a weirdo! What can he do? The book really seems to fit us, because it is about a fourth grade student.The boy, Dexter, has lots of similar problems that we do. It makes the reader think about how you would feel if you were Dexter. I would recommend this book for third through fifth graders. It has lots of funny parts and some sad parts as well. This book keeps you interested from cover to cover. You could read it over and over and over!

My Review on The Fourth Grade Weirdo

This review is about a book I read named The Fourth Grade Weirdo. The author of this book is Martha Freeman. This book is about a boy named Dexter Plum. He goes to a school and isn't like everyone else, he's trying to fit in. Everyone in his class is good at something. There is a boy in his class that he thinks is the smartest kid in the universe. He says he speaks with proper grammar. His teacher Mr. Ditzwinkle is like a clown. He stands on his hands until the class is quiet. Dexter can guess that his glasses will fall off and his teacher will have to tape them back together. Dexter wishes that he would act more like an adult. Martha Freeman writes with lots of detail. She writes and makes it interesting for readers. When you read the book, you might want to put it down because the title sounds like a lower grade book. This book had me wanting to read everyday. This book is gripping. In this book there are alot of action packed chapters. I have seen another one of Martha's books that look interesting. It is called The Stink Bomb Mom. My favorite chapter is when Mr. Ditzwinkle was accused of stealing money for the PTA. Dexter knows that Mr. Ditzwinkle didn't steal the money, he knows that he is innocent. Dexter gets suppended from the Halloween party. Dexter was determined to prove Mr. Ditzwinkle's innocence. He gets his friends to help him crack the case. One of Dexters friends mother was a candidate. She had his friends holding up voting signs on national television. This book is one of a kind. I say this because the order in which the events take place. They make you want to skip chapters to get to all of the action, but you would be missing alot. When you're asked the genre of the story, what would be your answer? My first answer was mystery, then fiction. I finally realized that it was realistic fiction. While in my school library,I was looking for a Matt Christopher sports book until I came across The Fourth Grade Weirdo. I liked the illustration because it looked unique. I thought that the book must be better than the illustration. It changed my whole approach. I now have different perspectives when I look for books. Martha Freeman is one of my favorite authors. She has a gifted talent with writing. She uses one thing and developes it through the whole story. She uses the fact that Dexter doesn't fit in. That changes at the end of the story. I wish she made a sequel to this book. If she does, I would love to read it. I am going to read the rest of her books. This book is a good childrens book. This should be on every kids wish list. I would recommend this book for kids ages 6-13. This book was full of laughter, humor and entertainment. This book also has a mystery flow to it. The main character Dexter, has a personality that would take him far. He cares about others and is willing to help his teacher that he doesn't even like. He is willing to devote his time to solving a case that doesn't involve him. He has a mind that goes in all ways,

Q's Veiws

Fourth Grade Weirdo is about a boy who just wants to fit in. When Mr. Ditzwinkle doesn't have the money for the PTA everyone thinks that he stole it, but Dexter knows that he wouldn't do that. When Dexter is suspende from the Halloween party he goes any way with a couple of his friends, and trys to figue it out. The author, Marth Freeman, is a wonderful author. She has written Fourth Grade Weirdo, Fourth Grade Rats, The Year my Parents Ruined my Life, Stink Bomb Mom , The Spy wore Shades, The Trouble with Cats, The Trouble with Babies, and Always Rachel and quite a few others. There were a lot of funny parts in this story. Like when Dexter pulled a friend of his down because he was holding up a sign for his mom that said to vote for her. The reason for that was because his mom was running to and they were on TV. This was a really funny book. I think I would think that people in the ages of 8 through 10 would like this book.

Loved it

So one day I was at [local store], and I was looking at books, and i decided to pick up any book that had a cool cover. well I saw Fourth Grade Weirdo and thought why not, it'll probably be stupid but who cares. Well i read it and loved it. I love the characters, and I love the way the author makes them seem very smart. I could read this book a bunch of times, its so great. I recommend it to anyone who was ever in fourth grade and felt like an outsider.