The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom
13
Book 1 in the Classroom 13 Series
by Honest Lee and Matthew J. Gilbert
Art by Joelle Dreidemy
Expected publication: June 6th 2017 by Little, Brown
Books for Young Readers
When
unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery, she shares her winnings
with her class--giving each student over a BILLION DOLLARS!
You
might think this was nice, but it was not. It was a nasty idea! With great
money comes horrible allergies, steep taxes, exploding volcanoes, and other
problems. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, winning the
lottery is not always lucky.
What
would YOU do if you won the lottery? The final chapter encourages young readers
to write their OWN chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee.
The
Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 is the first in a new chapter book
series of hilarious stories about a rather unlucky classroom. Each story is
full of humor, action, and fun, and will prompt hours of conversation among
friends, families, and classrooms.
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If you
play the lottery, you probably dream of what you would do if you happen to win
the jackpot. From investing, to going on
dream vacations, to buying an amazing new home – the possibilities are
practically endless for a lucky winner. If the winner chooses wisely, they will
be set for life. If the wrong choices
are made, well you can only imagine. Thus the premise of this delightful chapter
book.
Ms.
Linda, a schoolteacher, is generally very unlucky - life never seems to be in
her favor. One unlucky morning she had a
flat tire while going to work. Forced to
spend money to use the phone to call for help, she purchases a lottery ticket
for one of the biggest lotteries of all time.
Because she is so unlucky, she just sticks the ticket in her pocket,
knowing there isn’t any chance that she would win. When she finally arrives to
her class, the discussion starts on current events – one being the
lottery. Remembering her ticket, Ms.
Linda decides to use this as a learning tool.
Because we all dream big, and Ms. Linda knows there is no possible way
she will ever win (because she is so unlucky), she promises her students that
if she wins, she will share the winnings with each of the children in her
class. They sign a contract and pinky
swear, and the day goes on as normal.
But, Ms. Linda’s luck changes!
She wins the lottery in the amount of $28,000,000,000!!!!! She gives each child their winnings, and this
is where the story really begins. Each
chapter is about one of the children and what they decided to do with their new
fortune. Some choose wisely, while some,
well….not so much. In the end, they all
learned a valuable lesson that no amount of money could ever buy.
The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 is a delightful book
that will appeal to young children and in the process, open up meaningful
discussions between parent and child. As
a bonus, the illustrations throughout are absolutely charming and really add to
the story. The writing is simplistic
enough that young readers should not have a problem reading to themselves. The very last chapter ask the reader to write
down what they would do if they won one billion dollars which the author states
he would love to read if mailed to him. This
is a great start to the Classroom 13
Series and I can’t wait to read what the children of Classroom 13 get to
discover next. Whatever it is, I think
it’s going to be a fun adventure!
4 stars
