Monsieur Noël welcomes his fifth grade class with permission slips for such unlikely activities as sleeping late, forgetting homework, and making lots of noise, which gets him into trouble with a sour principal. This charming and deceptively simple school story presents valuable insights into what really matters in life.

• Fiction, General Fiction
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2002 (Honor Title)
• Age: Middle
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9780670899708

Notes

Published by Viking Press. Originally published in French in 1999 as "Joker."