Ms. Coco Is Loco! by Dan Gutman

Author:Dan Gutman
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061973369
Publisher: HarperCollins

“We want candy!” the kids started chanting. “WE WANT CANDY!”

It looked like they were going to start a riot! We got out of there just in time.

Me and Andrea were going to walk back to Miss Daisy’s class together, but Ms. Coco stopped me in the hall.

“A.J., may I talk with you in private?” she asked.

Uh-oh.

Andrea stuck her tongue out at me.

“You’re in trouble, Arlo!” she said.

7

The Worst Poem in the History of the World

Ms. Coco took me back to the G and T room. She didn’t say a word as we walked down the hall. She must have been really mad.

I knew I was in big trouble. Ms. Coco must have found out that I made up a poem about eating bunnies. She must have known that I offered the kids candy to keep them quiet.

But when we got to the G and T room, the most amazing thing in the history of the world happened. Ms. Coco put her arms around me and gave me a hug!

“A.J.,” she said, “I think you’re a genius!”

“Huh?”

“I’ve been looking over the poems you wrote for Miss Daisy’s class,” Ms. Coco said, “and they are incredible! They moved me to tears! In all my years of teaching, I have never met a child with such raw talent!”

“Huh?” I said.

“Miss Daisy gave me this,” said Ms. Coco, handing me a sheet of paper. “You wrote this, didn’t you?”

“Yeah, I guess so.” It was one of those dumb poems I made up by throwing flash cards in the air.

“It’s wonderful!” Ms. Coco cried. “I never thought someone so young could write such brilliant poetry! You need to share your gift with the world, A.J. You should become a poet when you grow up.”

“I want to be a dirt bike racer,” I said.

“You can be a dirt bike racer who writes poetry!” said Ms. Coco. “You are a young flower. I must water you and give you sunshine to help you grow and bloom.”

Then she hugged me again and started to cry.

Ugh! Gross! I thought I was gonna die. Ms. Coco was sure to tell everybody what a great poet I was. Do you know what that can do to a kid’s reputation? If the guys started thinking I was a great poet, they wouldn’t let me play football with them anymore. They wouldn’t let me play roller hockey with them anymore.

I wouldn’t be cool A.J. anymore.

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