Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble! by Dan Gutman

Author:Dan Gutman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

“I need to go fishing with Andrea?” I asked.

“Not ‘the bait’!” said the mayor. “‘Debate’!”

I was just yanking the mayor’s chain. I know what a debate is. That’s when two people shake hands, and then they argue for a while, and then they shake hands again and pretend they weren’t arguing.

Mayor Hubble told me the big debate would be that afternoon. He said he wouldn’t be there because he didn’t want anybody to know he was helping me win the election. The limo stopped a block from the school to let me out.

“Remember our deal,” Mayor Hubble said. “After you win, you tell all the parents to vote for me.”

“Got it,” I said.

I was nervous all morning. I couldn’t look at Andrea. Mr. Granite taught us some stuff about social studies, but I wasn’t paying attention. All I could think about was the big debate.

Finally, it was two o’clock. We had to go to the all-purpose room. The whole third grade was there. Up on the stage were two podiums. I climbed up the steps and stood behind one of them. Andrea went and stood behind the other one. Our librarian, Mrs. Roopy, stood between us.

“Good afternoon, third graders,” she said. “Welcome to the great debate. Isn’t this exciting?”

“Yes!” shouted all the girls.

“No!” shouted all the boys.

“We’re going to keep this pretty simple,” said Mrs. Roopy. “I will ask questions, and each candidate will give a brief answer. Ready? Let’s start with you, Andrea. Why do you want to be president of the third grade?”

“That’s an excellent question, Mrs. Roopy,” said Andrea, who is a big brownnoser. “I want to be president of the third grade so I can help improve the quality of our education here at Ella Mentry School and blah blah blah blah blah …”

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