Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet

• Author: Megan Frazer Blakemore
• Illustrator: Nadja Sarell
• Suggested Age Range: 6 - 8 Years, 9 - 12 Years

PAPERBACK-The best thing EVER is happening in Frankie Sparks’s third-grade class: They are getting a class pet! Their teacher, Miss Cupid, tells them they will vote on their pet, but it has to meet some “parameters.” Their pet must:

1. Fit in an aquarium.

2. Cost less than $50.

3. Be easily portable.

4. Be able to be left alone for the weekend.

Frankie thinks that a rat—just like the rats in her beloved Aunt Gina’s lab—would be the perfect fit. But her best friend, Maya, doesn’t think a rat would be great at all. They are kind of gross and not as cool as a hermit crab, which is Maya’s top choice. Using her special workshop, can Frankie find a way to convince her teacher and her best friend that Team Rat is the way to go?