Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike and camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There’s just one problem—he doesn’t have a bike. Roosevelt’s parents agree to buy him a bike if he can manage to be good for two whole weeks. How can Roosevelt be good and be the same fun guy his friends want on the camping trip? Trying to be good leads to more trouble than expected—and to the discovery that being a good friend is more important than any bicycle.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2020
Publisher Red Chair Press
Imprint One Elm Books
Language English
Number of Pages 128
Publication Date 2020-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV019000, JUV039100, JUV039060
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 6 x 8
Lexile 710
Guided Reading Level Q
Features Original artwork, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Laurie Calkhoven

Laurie Calkhoven has never swallowed a frog or sung too loud in music class, but she is the author of many books for young readers. Laurie lives in New York City.

Illustrator: Debbie Palen

Debbie Palen works in watercolor, colored pencils, pastels, and many, many Q-tips which can be found scattered all over her Cleveland, Ohio, studio.

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Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training

When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike and camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There’s just one problem—he doesn’t have a bike. Roosevelt’s parents agree to buy him a bike if he can manage to be good… View available downloads →

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Kirkus Reviews

“Broad humor lightens the load of this lesson, and nuanced friendships enrich it.”—Kirkus Reviews