The beast in Ms. Rooney's room /
Patricia Reilly Giff ; illustrated by Blanche Sims.
- New York, N.Y. : Dell Pub. Co., c1984.
- 76 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- The Kids of the Polk Street school ; 1 .
- Giff, Patricia Reilly. Kids of the Polk Street school ; 1. .
"A Yearling book."
Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way.