Böcker av Jim Sack

Aaron just can't seem to win! On one hand his Grandparents think he's a perfect kid who behaves like an angel and gets excellent grades. On the other hand, Drew and Zack, his twin brothers, think he's a goody two shoes because of those same things. All they ever hear from their Grandparents is "Aaron did this" and "Aaron did that"! "Why can't you be more like Aaron?" Even in school Aaron feels caught in the middle. He's a really smart kid- a good reader, good at math, good at- well everything! The only problem is that he doesn't know if he wants everyone else to know just how smart he is, so he doesn't usually raise his hand to answer questions even when he knows the answer. Not only that, but to get his brothers to leave him alone, he makes up nicknames for kids in order to tease them and tells Zack and Drew about it. He even tries to get in trouble with his teachers on purpose!

Keisha truly believes that she is the best at everything, whether it's gymnastics, ballet, soccer, reading, or just about anything! All of the other kids must see her talent also because they listen to her when she tells them what to do or where to go. Why, even the teachers know how smart and talented she is and love having her and her friends share their abilities with the rest of the students! It takes a heart to heart talk with Mom for Keisha to realize that just maybe she isn't as popular as she thinks she is. Maybe other kids aren't in awe of her. Maybe they don't even want to be her friend. It takes that talk with Mom, seeing what Dad is doing with her little brother, and an injury for Keisha to realize that the world doesn't really revolve around her. The question is, what happens now?

Rory has been in trouble as far back as he can remember. His Mom said it started in pre-school when he was asked to leave one school and it continued throughout first grade, second grade, and third grade. Now, as a fourth grader, the kids in his class still wait for him to do something so the teacher can get mad and send him to the principal. Rory just has to figure out a way to get rid of his long standing reputation as the class troublemaker. In this second book in the What Makes Me… series, Rory is that kid that most of us knew either when we went to school or is in the same class as one of our own kids. Most of us can even see a little bit of Rory in ourselves. Now, though, it's up to Rory and some very caring adults to get rid of the reputation that has followed him since pre-school. The question is, can Rory do it?