Davey and the Meteorite

Davey hated the first two months of sixth grade, including morning after morning with his primary teacher, Miss McIntire. She sat at her desk all but a fraction of class time, often eating candy bars while her students completed worksheet after dreaded worksheet. Science should have been a bright spot for Davey, who was fascinated by astronomy. Unfortunately, it was taught by "Lazy Lawrence," who Davey judged knew as much about science as a walnut. His situation slowly changes for the...
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Davey hated the first two months of sixth grade, including morning after morning with his primary teacher, Miss McIntire. She sat at her desk all but a fraction of class time, often eating candy bars while her students completed worksheet after dreaded worksheet. Science should have been a bright spot for Davey, who was fascinated by astronomy. Unfortunately, it was taught by "Lazy Lawrence," who Davey judged knew as much about science as a walnut. His situation slowly changes for the better, aided by some of his classmates - the scary smart Tony, fearless Titanic, Dopey Soapy and a new student, Annie, the daughter of an amateur astronomer. Added to the mix are a substitute teacher, Mr. Z, Grandpa Tom and a "whatever-it-is." Toss in a few kabooms, water pistols hidden in carved out books, overflowing inkwells, the pendulum incident, a phantom, dead ball era baseball, the meatball pitch, a tour through our solar system and late in the book intrigue. Davey and the Meteorite is a novel that appeals to readers of all ages.