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a Fourth-grade Class Tries To Outwit Their Substitute Teachers. For Ages 8-12. children's Literature hobie Hanson Is Out Of Luck. His Class Never Gets The Privilege Of Having A Substitute Because His Teacher, Mr. Star, Is One Healthy Man. One Afternoon, His Teacher Abruptly Leaves The Room Right In The Middle Of Hobie's Presentation. Miss Hutter, The Principal, Returns In His Place And Tells The Class He Will Not Be Returning For A Few Days. The Flu Is Going Around And It Seems As Though Mr. Star Has Caught The Bug. The Wheels Begin To Turn In The Students' Heads. The Fun They Have Been Waiting For All Year Along Is About To Begin! The Following Day The Fourth Grade Class Has A Brand New Substitute, Miss Svetlana Ivanovitch. They Do Not Exactly Get Off On The Right Foot. Maybe It Is Because Miss Ivanovitch Speaks To Them Like They Are In Kindergarten. Or Perhaps It Is Because The Students Have Switched Around The Seating Chart And Answer To A Name That Is Not Their Own. Hobie And His Friends Have The Substitute Believing That They Arrive Late And Leave Early Each Day Because They Are Crossing Guards. Poor Miss Ivanovitch Even Believes That One Boy Is A Foreign Exchange Student From Japan And Speaks No English. When It Comes Time To Work, The Class Convinces Her They Are Unable To Do Basic Multiplication So They Cannot Possibly Carry On With The Math Unit. The Overflowing Sink Is The Final Straw But, Unbelievably, Miss Ivanovitch Does Not Rat The Class Out When She Has The Opportunity. The Students Realize Rather Quickly That This Is One Unsinkable Sub. Any Reluctant Reader Will Enjoy The Antics Of This Fourth Grade Class. This Would Make An Engaging Read Aloud In A Fourth Or Fifth Grade Classroom. Reviewer: Summer Whiting The boys and girls in the fourth grade devise a contest to "sink" their substitute teacher by making her cry.