The Janitor's Boy

by Andrew Clements
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Bublicious, September 8, 2008

The Janitor's Boy
By Andrew Clements

Jack is going through growing pains, as any fifth grader might experience. He found out, at an early age, it isn't cool to grow up to be a janitor, like his father.

When he begins the fifth grade, Jack finds that his middle school is temporarily housed in the old high school building. The building janitor is Jacks dad. Jack tries hard to avoid his dad, until the day a classmate throws up. The janitor is called to clean up the mess. Before leaving the class room, Jack's dad says, "Hi, son."

The mean kids, at Jack's school, make fun of him, for having a dad who is a janitor. Jack is so embarrassed that he comes up with a plan to get back at his dad. He chews 13 pieces of watermelon, Bubblicious, bubble gum. Bubblicious is, by far, the stickiest gum and watermelon is the gum with the worst smell. He sneaks into the back of the music classroom and makes the smelliest, stickiest mess, on a desk, knowing that his dad will be the one to clean it up.

Even with the best planning, Jack gets caught and his punishment: he has to clean up the desk himself. He is also assigned gum duty, for the whole building. Jack and his father learn to understand each other, and Jack gains a new respect for his father and his important job.

This is a fast moving story, in a realistic setting. You and your children will enjoy, The Janitor's Boy.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2 : Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, The San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat