[LM_NET] BOOK: The last holiday concert by Clements

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@YAHOO.COM>]

Clements, Andrew. The last holiday concert. Simon & Schuster, 2004 [0-689-84516-2]
  Once again Clements has captured the minds and hearts of his readers.  Hart was 
one of the most popular kids in school but his most dreaded class was 6th grade 
chorus.  One day he is fooling around with a rubber band and shoots the teacher, 
Mr. Meinert, in the neck.  He promptly explodes and draws Hart to the principal.  
Here after Hart is dealt with, we find out that Mr. Meinert has been riffed and 
this will be his last concert.  The incident makes Mr. Meinert give up and 
announces the next day in class that the concert will totally be run by and planned 
for by the class.  The class elects Hart to be in control.  What follows is a class 
excited with multiple ideas.  Unfortunately when Hart tries to lay out the concert 
and makes decisions about what is to be included, there is mutiny.  Mr. Meinert 
gives Hart some ideas and gets the kids back on track.  The chorus "concert" 
becomes a multi-media present ion, given in the gym.  After the concert, Hart sees 
Mr. Meinert
 packing up his things. This 166 page book is a great book about kids excited about 
a creative experience.  I am sure that teachers and librarians will love the book, 
and I hope that excitement will be shared by students.


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Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School (Grades 6-8)
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ  07860

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