However, he devises a plan to make the report itself be the time-waster and writes a report so lengthy that reading it aloud takes up over half of the language arts period. Not only does Nick have homework to do but he also misses out on a friendly game of baseball down the street because his research takes up most of the evening. It does not take long for Nick to find out that Mrs Granger is immune to the time-waster question when he asks whether all of the dictionaries just copy words from each other, she asks him to research the subject and write a report to read aloud in class the next day. At the start of the year Mrs Granger sends a letter home with every student explaining that every home is expected to have a dictionary which pleases his parents but makes Nick realizes that he is not going to enjoy fifth grade as much as he enjoyed the grades that preceded it. Mrs Granger has a fearsome reputation and an obsession with widening her students' vocabulary. He is known for elaborate time wasting questions that can take up most of a class, but heading into fifth grade, Nick realizes that pulling off some of his more elaborate stunts is going to be more challenging, especially now that he and his classmates will be receiving a graded report card, and especially since they are going to have Mrs Granger for language arts. Nick Allen is a basically good kid with an exceptional imagination. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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