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Trevor Lee and the Big Uh-Oh

RedChairPress — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:19:19 +0000

If there's one thing everyone knows, it's that Trevor Lee and school don't mix. Like pickles and peanut butter.When his new teacher announces all the third graders must read in front of everyone at Parents Night, Trevor Lee and his best friend Pinky need to create a masterful plan and put it into action. Trevor Lee has a secret that no one can find out--he can't read!.After several over-the-top attempts at getting out of Parents Night, Trevor Lee enlists the help of his Mamaw. "Some days are just bad. You gotta hold your head high and keep moving," she always says.Can Trevor Lee remember her advice as he stands in front of a crowd on the biggest night of third grade?

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Pages:

163

Advanced (9 to 13)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1947159068

Red Chair Press

Wiley Blevins, Marta Kissi

Categories:

Boys, Family & Friends, Little Brave Stories

Features:

Illustrations, Chapters

Keywords:

reading, perseverance, humor, rural, friendship, fear, family, courage.

https://www.amazon.com/Trevor-Lee-Big-Uh-Oh/dp/1947159062

TREVOR LEE TREVOR LEE AND THE BIG UHOH BIG UHOH B Y W I L E Y B L E V I N S with art by Marta Kissi ONE ELM B O O K S One Elm Books is an imprint of Red Chair Press LLC ONE ELM wwwredchairpresscom Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Names Blevins Wiley Kissi Marta illustrator Title Trevor Lee and the big uhoh by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Marta Kissi Description Egremont Massachusetts One Elm Books an imprint of Red Chair Press Summary When the new teacher announces all 3rd graders must read in front of everyone on Parents Night Trevor Lee and his best friend take action before his secret of not being a good reader gets out Identifiers ISBN hardcover ISBN paperback ISBN ebook Subjects LCSH Oral readingJuvenile fiction LiteracyJuvenile fiction Third grade EducationJuvenile fiction CYAC Oral readingFiction LiteracyFiction Third grade EducationFiction Classification LCC PZ7B618652 Tr print LCC PZ7B618652 ebook DDC Edc23 LC record available at httpslccnlocgov2018946742 This book is a work of fiction Any references to historical events real people or real places are used fictitiously Other names characters places and events are products of the authors imagination and any resemblance to actual events places or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental Main body text set in Minion Pro Regular Text copyright by Wiley Blevins Copyright Red Chair Press LLC One Elm Books logo and green leaf colophon are trademarks of Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact inforedchairpresscom Printed in Canada 1P F19FN C016245 TREVOR LEE TREVOR LEE ONE ELM B O O K S AND THE BIG UHOH AND THE BIG UHOH ONE ELM B O O K S B Y W I L E Y B L E V I N S I L L U S T R A T E D B Y M A R T A K I S S I ONE ELM B O O K S ONE ELM B O O K S Egremont Massachusetts ONE ELM Chapter Chapter utting your underwear on backwards isnt t PPutting your underwear on backwards isn the worst thing that can happen to you on the first day of school Having everyone find out is My name is Trevor Lee McGee And if theres one thing people know about me its that school and me dont mix Like werewolves and vampires Or peanut butter and pickles Trust me on that last one My grandma Mamaw McGee says Some days are just bad You gotta hold your head up high and keep on moving Today was going to be one of those days I could just feel it in my skinny bones The only skinny thing about me You see today was the first day of 3rd Grade My best friend Pinky waited for me in front of the school Well not exactly in front He was hiding behind the big pine tree Near the front door Pinkys been my best friend since kindergarten I know it sounds like a girls name But its not Pinkys a boy The kind that picks up frogs and thinks girls smell icky Most girls do smell funny you know I think they smell like a mix of strawberry and baby butt Or even noni Whats noni you ask Well its some weird fruit from the desert Or is it the rainforest Maybe its the moon I cant remember Mother bought a whole case of the stuff last summer Just because she heard on TV it helps you lose weight It worked It smelled so gross no one ate it Thats the secret to losing weight Buy gross food Youll thank me for that advice when you grow up Anyway back to Pinky Pinky is not only my best friend hes the smallest and loudest kid in the class Pinky says he wants to be a fire truck when he gets older Or at least as old as my dad Which is as old as dirt I told Mamaw Pinkys great idea about being a fire truck She just said Bless his heart and shook her head Mamaw shakes her head a lot when I talk about Pinky She must have an itchy itchy brain Psst said Pinky Why are you hiding behind the tree I asked Im not going in there he answered Why Do you know who our teacher is this year No No idea Miss Booger Who Miss Booger Like the stuff in your nose My sister had her last year Says Miss Booger has xray vision Says she can hear your thoughts too No way Way

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Holiday Magic on the Farm

Headline Books — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:43:51 +0000

This delightful tale of a rural Christmas has been transformed from the pages of a Appalachian weekly newspaper into a favorite on the bookstore shelves. Written and developed by staffers from West Virginia’s oldest weekly newspaper, The Hampshire Review, Poogie and Sis and their magical adventure are brought to life by the exceptional talents of artist, Amanda Weaver. Your family will make this a favorite holiday read and will leave you asking the question...Do you believe?

Average: 5 (1 vote)

Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

0929915402

Headline Books

Marla Pisciotta, Don Kesner, Amanda Weaver

Categories:

Animals & Creatures, Boys, Family & Friends, Fantasy, Holidays

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

christmas, magical, snowmen, farm, rural, appalachian

https://amzn.to/2KLUzCa

Holiday Magi c ON THE FARM by Marla Pisciotta Jim King and Don Kesner Illustrated by Amanda Weaver copyright Hampshire Review All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any other form or for any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage system without written permission from Headline Books Inc Headline Books Inc Headline Kids P O Box Terra Alta WV wwwheadlinekidscom Tel Email mybookheadlinebookscom Headline Kids is an imprint of Headline Books ISBN ISBN13 Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Pisciotta Marla Holiday magic on the farm by Marla Pisciotta Jim King and Don Kesner illustrated by Amanda Weaver p cm ISBN Brothers and sistersFiction FarmsFiction Inheritance and succession Fiction Christmas stories Domestic fiction I King Jim II Kesner Don III Weaver Amanda IV Title PS3616I86H65 8136dc22 P R I N T E D I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A The story behind Holiday Magic on the Farm A roundtable Hampshire Review staff meeting in midNovember blossomed into this childrens book Three staff writers Don Kesner Jim King and Marla Pisciotta had decided they wanted to do something different for the paper during the Christmas season And as usual they began brainstorming and talking over each other Out of nowhere Jim King suggested doing a Christmas story Within minutes the idea mushroomed like an atomic bomb The three decided to do it in three parts and each person was to take a third part of writing The three writers agreed that Marla would write the first chapter Jim the second and Don the third During the writings Amanda Mandy Weaver the paper s web designer was called on for help in illustrations Charlie See publisher of The Hampshire Review in Romney West Virginias oldest continuing newspaper stepped up suggesting the story be publishedand this little book is the result We hope everyone enjoys Holiday Magic on the Farm Look for the adventures of Poogie Sis and the tiny snowmen to continue The old farm had been abandoned for nearly a year The main house was rustic and sat in the middle of wooded acres A long winding lane led from the main road right to the front porch Eilar and Selia Wall inherited the farm from Selias grandfather just this past summer The family moved from the city and had been living in the farmhouse only a couple of months It was a beautiful old house with a large front porch The inside was filled with antique furniture several fireplaces a separate bedroom for everyone and a huge country kitchen This would be the first Christmas on the farm for the family It was early Saturday morning the first weekend in December and the Wall family was finishing breakfast The smell of fresh bread fried eggs sausage and steaming hot oatmeal with brown sugar lingered throughout the house The children Poogie a fifthgrader and Sis who was in the thirdgrade had finished breakfast and were looking forward to going outside to play The crisp cool morning air prompted Sis to pull her hat down over her ears to stay warm Im cold Sis said Poogie helped her with her hat and buttoned the top of her coat Lets go and play in the barn said Poogie The barn was a place to discover things Some of the wood was falling apart but the roof was in pretty good shape Dad had told them he would work on it come spring The children had already discovered an airplane in the barn left by their greatgrandfather who was a pilot It had two wingsone over the top of the plane and one under it Part of it was damaged The propeller was broken some holes were in the wings but to Poogie and Sis it was wonderful I wonder what that name means Poogie said to Sis pointing at the writing on the plane He spelled it out Weiver II5G Maybe its the planes name Sis answered It didnt matter to the children what the old plane was named What mattered to them was they could climb into the cockpit turn the steering wheel and make the flaps go up and down To Poogie it felt like flying The barn was full of neat things In one area was a big sleigh that people could sit in and be pulled by a horse Stacked in a huge box were wooden skis and sitting along side the box leaning on the wall was a very long sled Dad had told Poogie it was called a bobsled One end of the barn was divided into little sections Each section had a table and what looked like small beds Hanging above a table that sat alongside one wall were wire circles Pliers and wire cutters lay on the table The family hadnt yet figured out how the circles and the little sections were used Sis and Poogie were so busy exploring they hadnt noticed that outside snow had begun to fall Oh my gosh said Sis Look Poogie its snowing

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