Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue

August 1, 2014

Gr 3-7-Three weeks have passed since the Origami Rebellion confronted Principal Rabbski and the board of education in protest against Dr. Edu-Fun's test review video program, FunTime. Now, the Rebellion's case file-a written account of "basically everything the Rebel Alliance did to disrupt the learning environment," an environment void of field trips, art, band, and LEGO Robots classes-is missing. Listening to the wisdom of Origami Yoda, one lone renegade, Princess Labelmaker, attempts to enlist the help of nemesis Rabbski, pleading her to read the case file with an open mind. Will Rabbski link herself to the dark side, an acronym minefield of mandated test prep: CCSS, RTI, PARCC, or will she become the newest ally in the war between teaching and teaching to test? Angleberger's timely story creatively encourages readers to contemplate the topics of testing, bullying, and the power of teamwork. Solid narration is provided by nine different readers, although the loss of margin doodle comments included on the hard copy (Abrams, 2014) is noticeable. A great conclusion to the story that began in the fourth title in the series.-Cheryl Preisendorfer, Twinsburg City Schools, OH

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