Miss Nelson Is Missing!

 Title: Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Author: Harry Allard

Illustrator: James Marshall

Summary: The kids in room 207 were misbehaving for their teacher, Miss Nelson. They made fun of their teacher, made a mess, and didn't want to do anything. The next day Miss Nelson did not show up for class, so they got a sub named Miss. Swamp. The kids thought the sub looked like a witch. The children were scared of the sub, so they behaved in class. Miss. Swamp put the students to work by loading them up with lessons and assigning lots of homework. The kids in room 207 started to miss their teacher, so they went to the police station. The police did not help find Miss Nelson. After days without their teacher, she finally returned to her classroom. The children missed their teacher so much they started to use their manners. 

Miss Nelson Is Missing in my opinion has its pros and cons. For one, do the children only behave if they are getting threatened? That doesn't seem right to me. I think this book could give some students ideas that are not good for the classroom. I looked the book up online and it had a lot of bad reviews from teachers and parents. Also, what is the message of this book? To misbehave so they can get a sub? I don't think I would have this in my classroom just because I wouldn't want to make parents feel uncomfortable, so I give it a 1/5.