Chapter 4
December 31
The letter I’ve been dreading arrives—my first semester grades. I stare at the official-looking envelope for a long time before I work up the nerve to tear it carefully open at the conveniently provided perforations. The first thing that goes through my head upon reading the grades is: it could be worse. The second is: but not by much.
Name: Brian Bingham
Grade: 9
Semester GPA: 2.33
Overall GPA: 2.33
English Composition B
Biology 1 C
Physical Education B
Algebra C
US History D
Keyboarding B
My parents will be okay with the B’s. Sure, Becky gets all A’s, but she’s also eight years old. Who couldn’t ace th
