Back to School: Maximize Your Mind and
Minimize Your Misery
These books show that you can learn a lot, stay out of
trouble, and still have fun at school.
Liar Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive
Properties of Deception by Gary Paulsen, and its sequel Flat
Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed show
you how not to behave at school.
Trouble-Maker by Andrew Clements. A boy with a
reputation for trouble struggles to make a fresh start in the new school
year.