tardiness

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tardiness

A funny thing happened on the way to school...

A humorous story about imaginative excuses for being late to school.

Late for school!

When Mr. Bungles the teacher oversleeps, he goes to great lengths, trying every form of transportation he can find to get to school on time.

The poky little puppy

2015
All day long, one puppy lags behind the others.

Hurry, Little Tortoise, time for school!

2022
Little Tortoise hurrys to school on her first day in order to be on time, but despite her best efforts she gets passed by all her friends.

Why I was late for school again

2021
"How would you face zombies, pirates, and trolls on the way to school? Quick thinking and a sense of humor help Danny face one problem after another, but dealing with his teacher is something else entirely!"--Provided by publisher.

Too late

Matt has a problem with tardiness that angers his history teacher, causes his girlfriend to break up with him, and finally finds him missing the bus to a baseball game in which he was to be the starting pitcher.

Qwik cutter

2016
"Shawn always runs late. He even turns homework in late but never seems to get in trouble. His grades are great. He's smart. Well liked. Except by Amanda. She's furious that he gets away with everything. They were friends once, but no more. Especially not in their video production class. The class had a big summer assignment. Now it's time to turn it in. Shawn hasn't even begun editing. To cut corners he uses a downloaded freebie app. But it's been hacked. The morning the project is due, he wakes up in an alternate universe. A place where he doesn't exist and nobody recognizes him. Except for Amanda."--Amazon.

Late for school

A boy who has never been late to school runs into some very strange obstacles as he hurries on his way, only to discover when he arrives that he is a day early.

Fox is late

2018
Fox is late for lunch, so he hops on his skateboard and zooms home, with his animal friends in tow.
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Buzz Beaker and the race to school

Buzz Beaker is so busy inventing that he is late to school--can his inventions save him?.

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