5th Grade - A Novel

Welcome to Yeshiva Makom Torah, a fictional yeshiva inNew Jersey. We'll start our journey with Rabbi Karr'sfifth-grade class of twenty boys, and we'll follow themthrough a jam-packed year.Will you identify with Jojo, a very brightyoung man, but a sore loser? How aboutAbie, the self-appointed class clown?Although his friends enjoy his antics, his Rebbiand English teacher don't, to say the least. Perhaps itwill be Eli, a great athlete with a learning disability.Benny is a nice boy, but with his brother's help causesquite a disruption in the yeshiva building. Another one ofthe boys in the class has a very exciting secret - one thatinvolves the FBI!Chaim is a new and popular addition to the class. However,he has an issue of his own that makes things seem difficultat times. Danny the class leader also has a secret, and he'svery worried about his friends finding it out. Sadly, there isa boy in the class that bullies his classmates. Will the boyshe's bullied finally learn how to handle themse