The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble

Z's wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z's class is looking for an animal to "adopt," Thunder Nelson knows just the critter-the baby possum she just saved. But Thunder isn't ready for what happens when a wild animal goes to school!Mrs. Z's class is voting on a small class mascot, since big animals tend to get all the attention. But Thunder hates voting-it's like sports but less fun. Everyone is nominating tardigrades, while Thunder is hoping for something fuzzy, like a hamster.Then she finds an abandoned baby possum and has a brilliant idea. She'll bring the possum to school and convince the class it should be their mascot! How could they resist picking a real, live animal? But when Thunder's plan goes off the rails, the possum-and the class-may end up in danger if Thunder can't find a way to fix her mistakes.Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Thunder's story invites readers into Mrs. Z's class where friendship and fun rule the school.Perfect for!★ My Weirdtastic School fans★ Reluctant readers★ Classroom read-alouds★ Andrew Clements fans★ Animal lovers!★ Anyone who's had to fix a mistakeRead them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class have plenty of stories to share!Emma McKenna, Full Out (#1)Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2)Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3)The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4) Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7)Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8)Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) - available for preorder now!Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) - available for preorder now!Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation (#11) - available for preorder now!Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat (#12) - available for preorder now!*The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!