a book review by Collin, Naish, Elijah, Daniel and Brandon

Dexter is a boy whose mom works twenty-four seven.  His dad is in the hospital. Dexter’s dad is going to take a treatment that could make him sicker for a few days and then better.  Dexter has to move in with his grandma and go to a new school.  Dexter hates his new school.  He beat up Robin Bryce.  Dexter seems like a bully, but he is not a bully. Dexter really misses his mom and dad.  He just missed his friends back as this old school.  Dexter has a nice teacher.  He wrote a story about how he beat Robin up.  By the time Dexter finished writing the story, they had become friends.

 

If you like realistic fiction about a by who moves in with his grandma and has to go to a new school that he hates, you should read Dexter the Tough.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Dexter at his grandma’s home.  He is writing a letter to Robin Bryce.

 

 

 

Dexter’s dad is sick and he has been there for months.  Dexter misses his dad very much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dexter was mad  and punched Robin Bryce in the bathroom.  Then he went to his classroom. He wrote a story and that is how the book starts.

 

 

 

 

 

Dexter found a hiding spot in the bus and Robin is trying to find him. He is hiding because he wants to get away from people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dexter’s mom and dad are at the hospital.  Dexter misses his mom and dad A LOT.  Dexter has to go to a new school and live with his grandma.  Dexter’s mom works full time.  He’s not happy about that.