Too Care-Less Claire

By Susan M.J. Suriano

Almost a teenager, Claire finds it really difficult to make friends because she doesnt care about anything. She also has a secret that she finds embarrassing.
To make matters worse, since Claire is really smart in school, she is being accelerated from grade-five to grade-seven.
Making friends will be a real problem now especially since Kenna, a notorious bully, will be in her Junior High class.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503561151

Susan M.J. Suriano

S.M.J. Suriano (rhymes with piano) is a music, art and literacy teacher. TOO COOL COLIN, is a junior novel in the “TOO” series about self problem-solving. The next junior novel; TOO CARELESS CLAIRE, is coming soon. Note to Educators: The “TOO” series of books are formatted to be read aloud for Shared Reading or enjoyed alone.They are an excellent resource for reinforcing the social and literacy skills of children of elementary and middle school age.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

I Be Prepared

II The Warning

III Boys

IV The Face-Off

V Insults

VI Bullies

VII The Secret

VIII Cheerleaders

IX Opinions

X Nearly-New

XI Kindergarten Camouflage

XII Uh-Oh, Cornered

XIII Think – Pair – Share

XIV The Great Idea

XV My Metamorphosis

XVI B.f.f.’S

XVII The Big Reveal

A Note To Parents And Educators

About The Author

Senza Famiglia Niente

(Without Family Nothing)

TOO CARE-LESS CLAIRE

is

dedicated to my sister-cousins

Jennifer and Lorie Pitt

Cousin Jennifer - an older sister substitute

Little cousin Lorie - a surrogate younger sister

Acknowledgements

Having been a music, art, library, literacy, specialty teacher, I had the unique privilege of getting to meet all the students in the many schools where I taught.

Thank you to the children who confided their feelings and sought my counsel on their issues and problems.

Those students were the inspiration for my TOO series of books about social-skill, problem solving.

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BE PREPARED

Oh great! Isn’t it just like my parents to make a life changing decision for me without even asking how I feel about it?

We’re so proud of you, Claire, mom and my dad exclaimed as I just got home from my last day of grade five before summer holidays.

"Your teacher and the principal informed us, that to pass you into grade six was just a waste of time. You were the only fifth grade student to complete the grade six curriculum. We’re so happy now that we let you be in a grade five-six split.

Your teacher wants to accelerate you to junior high and we agreed. Isn’t that marvelous?"

Marvelous, ha! What’s so great about skipping a grade? I felt betrayed.

It’ll be perfect, my parents stated happily, as if they’d just been awarded a trophy or something. It’ll be a piece of cake for you. You’re smart enough, as tall as most middle-school kids and Justine will help you fit right in. In fact, she can be your role model.

They just don’t get it, I thought. Sure my older sister, Justine, is great, even if she is my stepsister.

Everyone LOVES Justine - the boys, the girls, the teachers, the principal, everyone. Even the kids from other schools, who play inter-school sports LOVE Justine. It’s nauseating. It’s like she’s a teen idol or something.

What’s worse than that; Justine and I are not alike at all. Okay, we’re both girls, but that’s where the similarity ends. So how can she be my role model? She’s the right height