Mike Knudson

Raymond and Graham are actually looking forward to going back to school after summer break because this year, as fourth graders, they will "rule" the school. But despite their plans to look like big men on campus, events happen along the way that make them look more like big fools. They are a fun pair and their mishaps are quite hilarious. (book 1 in series)

This is one of a collection of Raymond & Graham books. In this one, the boys are hoping to win the baseball championship for the year and one of the perks of winning will be beating David, a mean kid who likes to slug Raymond whenever he can. Even though there’s a lot of baseball, it doesn’t feel excessive and a lot of the incidents are pretty funny. A side story, which I thought was quite amusing, was school related. The class was getting a week-long substitute, so they make all sorts show more of plans to trick the sub. The trick is on them, though, when the sub turns out to be Raymond’s mother, who didn’t tell Raymond in order to surprise him. She’s clueless about how he feels about her being his sub, and some of the scenes, like when she happily joins the table of boys for lunch all week, are laugh-out-loud funny. show less

This book is about two forth-graders called Ramond and Graham, trying to rule the school. They think it will be the best year ever, but it turns out it's the opposite of that. Try to read the book without laughing. You'll never be able to do that.

Raymond and Graham been waiting for this year since first grade: the year they are fourth graders, the year they get to rule the school! Unfortunately, they get in all kinds of trouble: they get the worst and meanest teacher, Graham shaves his eyebrow off, and even Raymond will be humiliated by a school performance! Can they survive this year? Or, will this year be the WORST year ever?