In Chapter 4 of Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Peter informs us that he can't stand Sheila, a girl in his class who lives in his building, because "she's a real know-it-all" (p. 20). Beyond that, she's annoying.One way in which she annoys Peteris by trying to touch him all the time and announcing that he "has the cooties," a game Peter informs the reader his classmates...
In Chapter 4 of Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Peter informs us that he can't stand Sheila, a girl in his class who lives in his building, because "she's a real know-it-all" (p. 20). Beyond that, she's annoying.
One way in which she annoys Peter is by trying to touch him all the time and announcing that he "has the cooties," a game Peter informs the reader his classmates stopped playing in the second grade. Another time she annoys him by invading his and Jimmy Fargo's "personal rock" at the park, where they play spy games (p. 20). On this same day, Mrs. Hatcher asks all three children--Peter, Jimmy, and Sheila--to keep an eye on Fudge while she runs back to the apartment to turn on the oven. The three get distracted chasing each other in a cootie fight while Fudge climbs the top of the jungle gym, pretending he's a bird. They make it to the base of the jungle gym too late: Fudge jumps and falls face flat on the ground, knocking out his two front teeth.
Another time, Peter is assigned to work on a group project with Jimmy and Sheila, and Peter complains about Sheila's attitude, saying that she "thinks she's smarter than me and Jimmy put together--just because she's a girl" (p. 44). The three kids get into an argument about what their report should be on since Peter wants to focus on suggesting New York City's public transportation system should be revamped into a monorail. Sheila wins the argument and doles out different group assignments.
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