Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you’ll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She’s the sort of teacher who makes you feel like school is somehow worthwhile. Who recognizes something in you that sometimes you don’t even see in yourself. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one of a kind.
Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won’t be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky plan—more of a quest, really—to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of them—and what the three of them mean to each other.
Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won’t be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky plan—more of a quest, really—to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of them—and what the three of them mean to each other.
A New York Times Notable Book
Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year for Children
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection
A TOP 10 Summer 16 Kids' Indie Next Pick
Charlotte Huck Award Winner
“Skillfully balances realism and comic exaggeration in an emotionally rich tale that holds no miracles, other than the small human kind.”
Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
“Sad and satisfying in just the right amounts.”
Kirkus, Starred Review
“A smart, funny, and ultimately moving novel.”
Booklist, Starred Review
“A full-spectrum, emotionally satisfying experience that will have readers laughing, crying, and everything in between.”
SLJ, Starred Review
“A full-hearted and emotional exploration of friendship, grief, imagination, and the inner life of boys. Kids won't
just love this book. They need it.”
Soman Chainani, New York Times-bestselling author of The School for Good and Evi
Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year for Children
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection
A TOP 10 Summer 16 Kids' Indie Next Pick
Charlotte Huck Award Winner
“Skillfully balances realism and comic exaggeration in an emotionally rich tale that holds no miracles, other than the small human kind.”
Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
“Sad and satisfying in just the right amounts.”
Kirkus, Starred Review
“A smart, funny, and ultimately moving novel.”
Booklist, Starred Review
“A full-spectrum, emotionally satisfying experience that will have readers laughing, crying, and everything in between.”
SLJ, Starred Review
“A full-hearted and emotional exploration of friendship, grief, imagination, and the inner life of boys. Kids won't
just love this book. They need it.”
Soman Chainani, New York Times-bestselling author of The School for Good and Evi
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