FOURTH GRADE RATS

In the book, Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli, Suds thinks about growing up. He says, "I started thinking about the important things in my life. My Disney World T-shirt. My bike. My Klondike bars. My Matchbox car collection. Heavenly hash ice cream. Sliding boards. Spiderman. Spikerkid. Winky, my one-eyed teddy bear, my oldest friend in the world."

What are the important things in your life? I still have my teddy bear from when I was a little girl. What do you think you'll still have when you're grown?