All of the Above

Name: All of the Above
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Shelley Pearsall
ISBN: 9781980056546

Author: Shelley Pearsall

Narrator: Corey Allen, Lynnette R. Freeman, Channie Waites, Chris Henry Coffey, Kevin R. Free, Karen Chilton

Unabridged: 3 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/09/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, School

Synopsis

We know there’s a lot of people out there who think our school is a dead end. And that all the kids inside it are dead ends, too. … But they’ve got it all wrong. Just you wait and see!

James, Rhondell, Sharice, and Marcel are four inner-city students on a quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron with their math teacher, Mr. Collins. If they
succeed, maybe Rhondell will make new friends, Sharice’s foster mother may start to care, James will discover something he’s good at, and Marcel’s dad will finally
see that there is more to life than barbecue. Maybe they’ll even end up in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Weaving together the stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that surrounds them, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has written a vividly engaging story about math, life, and the importance of friendship.

About Shelley Pearsall

A former teacher and museum historian, Shelley Pearsall is now a full-time author. Her first novel, Trouble Don’t Last, won the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Her other books include Jump into the Sky, Crooked River, All of the Above, and All Shook Up.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chloe

Shelley Pearsall's book "All of the Above" is an encouraging story of four inner-city Cleveland, Ohio kids, Sharice, James III, Rhondell, and Marcel, and their math teacher Mr. Collins. It starts off with Mr. Collins being sick and tired of not being paid attention to in class. He comes up with an i......more

Goodreads review by Matthew

YES (but not for grades 4-6) for black-eyed susan. NO for our school library. While this book was fantastic, I don't think it's a good fit for students in grades 4-6. Some of the issues it deals with would be lost in their lack of understanding while others are just not appropriate for their age level......more

Goodreads review by Kate

This book was something you can pick up and set down 3 days later! The characters were so realistic and interesting that it just pulls you in. A truly unusually great story is hard to pass by, so pick up this book and get comfortable!......more

Goodreads review by Katherine

2.5 I read this to see if I wanted to add this to my classroom - answer, no. Interesting book and more interesting that it’s a true story, but a white woman making up hardships for black children is a pass from me.......more