A review by s_hay
Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli

4.0

Suds is a 4th grader now and according to the school yard rhyme that means he is no longer a 3rd grade Angel but a 4th grade rat. His best friend Joey is trying to convince him that they need to start acting like rats since that will help them grow into men. Suds isn't so sure, acting like a rat isn't very nice and doesn't seem like the way he wants to behave. Can Joey convince him to be a rat so they can terrorize the school together? And more importantly, will acting like a rat impress the girl that Suds has a big time crush on.
Classic message about figuring out who you are. This is a great story though a few bits are outdated as they boys talk about watching an ET video cassette and using the VCR.
Good one for boys ages 8-10.