The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (13 page)

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2010 Candace Fleming

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fleming, Candace.
The fabled fifth graders of Aesop Elementary School / Candace Fleming. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Throughout their fifth-grade year, a group of rambunctious students learn fable-like lessons from extraordinary activities, singing guinea pigs, and eccentric teachers, led by the inimitable Mr. Jupiter.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89497-8
[1. Schools—Fiction. 2. Teachers—Fiction. 3. Behavior—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.F59936 Fac 2010
[Fic]—dc22
2009031052

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