TY - BOOK AU - Giff,Patricia Reilly AU - Sims,Blanche TI - The beast in Ms. Rooney's room SN - 0440404851 (pbk.) : AV - PZ7.G3626 Be 1984 U1 - [E] 19 PY - 1984/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Dell Pub. Co. KW - Schools KW - Fiction KW - Reading KW - Juvenile literature N1 - "A Yearling book." N2 - It's September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with "babies" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class. Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0411/84212527.html UR - http://www.archive.org/details/beastinmsrooneys00giffrich UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL2966815M ER -