Chapter Summary

I am reading a book titled, Report to the Principles Office. The author who wrote this book is Jerry Spinelli. One of the main characters of this book is Eddie. Eddie is a 6th grader who is going to his first day of Middle School. He is scared about going to the new school and does not know what to will happen. One of his friends from elementary school warned him to stay away from 8th graders, so he is worried about that too. Another main character is the principle of the Middle school. His name is Mr. Brimlow. He is new to this middle school too and is worried that the kids will not like him. Mr. Brimlow’s plan is to learn the name of every kid in the school.

In the chapter that I read, Eddie can not find the classroom that he is supposed to be in on the first day of school. He asked a boy for help who just happens to be a bully (an eighth grader). Eddie asks the boy where a certain classroom was and the boy leads him to a boiler room with pipes instead of the science room. Eddie is really scared now, but finds his way out of the boiler room. The principle finds him wandering around the hall and takes him to the principle’s office. Mr. Brimlow surprises Eddie by knowing his name and being nice to him. Mr. Brimlow invites Eddie to come back to the office later for lunch and shows him to the right classroom.

I learned that it is a good idea to know where I am supposed to be. Eddie should have gone to the orientation or something so he would know his way around the building. Based on what has happened so far, I think Eddie will be afraid to ask anyone else for help and will keep getting lost at school. He will probably get teased again by the eighth grade boy in the hall until he learns his schedule. Hopefully he will find a friend that will help him.

Jeffrey