Maggie is in the third grade, and she has made a very firm decision: she absolutely will not learn how to read or write in cursive. After all, she knows how to print perfectly well, and she can easily type on a computer. Why should she waste her time learning to make connected, squiggly lines?
Her stubborn refusal turns into a battle of wills with her teacher, Mrs. Leeper. Things only get worse when the teacher points out that Maggie's messy attempts at cursive make her name look like Muggie. Soon, the whole class is whispering about Muggie Maggie. But Mrs. Leeper has a clever trick up her sleeve. She makes Maggie the official class messenger, trusting her to carry sealed notes written completely in cursive down to the principal's office.
Convinced the adults are secretly writing about her, Maggie realizes the only way to uncover the truth is to finally learn how to read those curly letters. This funny and relatable school story perfectly captures the stubbornness of third grade and the unexpected joy of learning something new.
6-8 Years
96 Pages
