The Report Card

by Andrew Clements

Book Overview

A fifth-grade genius turns the spotlight on grades--good and bad--in this novel from Andrew Clements, the author of Frindle. Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689845243
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.6" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

best book of all time

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fail tests and not do any homework! That's what Nora Rosway does. Nora thinks people take grades too seriously. So she got D's and C's on her report card, she is really a genius but is hiding it for now. When I was reading I could tell Nora wasn't going to stop when she got sent to the principles' office. And when her parents told her to stop all this nonsense. My favorite author, Andrew Clements writes it. I recommend it for kids 9 throw 11. It's really easy to connect to, the book talks about school, work and homework. I think girls and boys would like it. If you like fiction you'll love this book. This book will leave you wanting more. It will also leave you with a sensation you can not get over.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS

This was one of the best books I've ever read (I've read it at least 20-30 times). This book was about Nora Rowley, a genious in secret. As Nora's grades drop down to all D's and one C. The teachers, the principal, her parents and the guidance counsler are all on top of her. Nora has a plan at first. She plans to tell everyone that grades and testing aren't important. I really think that was an interesting thought, as she says it's only a test of your memory. My memory is really strong. As Nora's secret is discovered everyone thinks she has to be in the gifted program. She believes she has to be normal. I'm in the gifted program and it doesn't make people make fun of us and none of our friends complain. We all like where we are. But showing a girl like Nora always wanting to be normal made me want to change the wnding so that she would realize that she should be herself and make use of the gift she was given. Being in the gifted program doesn't make you a geek, but forging your grades or getting failing grades is much less cool.

"The Report Card"

"The Report Card" Report by Lauren Lundberg "The Report Card" is a work of art written by award wining author Andrew Clements. The "The Report Card" is fiction. Nora Rowley is an average 5th grade student. Or so everybody thinks. Nora is really an undercover genius. Nora learned to read, do puzzles, and speak Spanish all before she entered kindergarten. The reason Nora cannot show her full potential is partly because she's afraid everyone will think she's a freak But the main reason Nora is holding back is because of her best friend Steven Curtis. Steven is getting bad grades in school so Nora comes up with a brilliant plan. Nora's plan is that if Steven sees Nora's grades failing maybe he'll think he can improve his grades. "The Report Card" takes place at Nora's school Phillbrook Elementary and Nora's home. Nora's sister Ann is tall, athletic, smart, blonde, and a puzzle expert meanwhile Nora is short, not athletic (except in soccer), gets bad grades (on purpose), and has reddish brown hair. I would give this book a 6. I would give this book a 6 because I like how the author explained everything. But "The Report Card" is not as exciting as some other books I have read. My favorite scenes in "The Report Card" are when Ann was doing a puzzle and was looking for a piece of Mrs. Muppets ear then the piece that Ann was looking for sort of jumped out at Nora. My 2nd favorite scene in "The Report Card" is when Mrs. Hackney asked Nora why she got all those D's on her report card and Nora said she got those D's because she thought their shape was pretty. I think my friend Cristina Reigal should read "The Report Card". I think Cristina should read this book because the main part of the story could actually happen I think Cristina likes down to earth stories. I really enjoyed the report card. It was a lot of fun to read.

About a Genius, By a Genius, But for Everyone

"The Report Card" is a story about a young girl who has a major issue with report cards. Having hidden the fact that she's a genius all of her life, she feels that grades on report cards aren't a good measure of a student. She decides to do something about it by getting all Ds (and one C, to her disappointment) on her own report card. Things seem to be going the right way at first, but even a genius can't anticipate everything. It's not long before the situation becomes out-of-control, but fortunately there are those willing to help. While it's possible this book might have a negative effect on some children, I don't think it's really suggesting that anyone hide their genius. If anything, it's simply suggesting that child geniuses can do great things, but at the same time, they need some time of their own to simply be like ordinary kids. That, and the action this book can inspire about the matter of grades, means that it gives two (and possibly more) great messages. The character portrayals seem reasonably accurate. Well-rounded characters are important, but it's also important to remember too that there are parents and other adults out there who can be rather close-minded, and don't take the time to actually get to know what's going on in the life of their child as well as they should. (Without being unnecessarily prying and intrusive, of course)

A great book!

This a truly great book! I highly recomend it to you. The characters are colorful and the plot is great. So go out to your bookstore right know! You will definatley enjoy this book.10 year old Nora is a genius, but nobody knows it. Nora is afraid that people will think of her as somebody else, not just plain old Nora. This book follows Nora's thoughts and how she learns that no matter what she will always be herself.