teasing

Now that Freddy Thresher's first-grade class is putting on a Thanksgiving play he is disappointed to be assigned the part of a turkey when he'd rather be an Indian. The text also contains instructions for unique place cards or a necklace.

After being teased about his brand new loafers, Rigo puts them away for so long he grows out of them.

Malik Edwards, a young African American living in Brooklyn, decides to learn how to play golf in spite of many obstacles in his path, especially the ridicule of his friends.

Discusses why people tease, the difference between affectionate and mean or cruel teasing, and offers suggestions for how to deal with the latter.

A young boy is never sure if his older cousin is teasing or telling the truth.

Spencer likes to make the class laugh, but when his remarks hurt Hallie's feelings, Miss Sparks helps the whole class understand the difference between joking and teasing.

Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names.

Kicky is the only frog who has not yet lost his tail and Croaker teases that he is still a tadpole--until they get in trouble and Kicky's tail saves the day.

With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.

When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.