Class Clown Author:Johanna Hurwitz, Sheila Hamanaka (Illustrator) Lucas Cott is one of the smartest kids in Mrs. Hockaday's third grade -- but he is also the most rambunctious. Lucas doesn't mean to be the class clown, so he promises to try to behave, even though it doesn't sound like much fun. — With the best intentions, Lucas still manages to cause the unexpected when he accidentally lets a yardfu... more »l of autumn leaves loose in his classroom, gets his head stuck in a chair during a school assembly, and even makes a daring bet with Cricket, the class brain. But when Mrs. Hockaday assigns him the part of a clown in their class circus, Lucas knows he would be better as the ringmaster. Can he convince his teacher, or will he always be just the class clown?
This is a warm and funny story about a boy who learns that there's a time and place for everything -- even humor.« less