This chapter book for young readers (AR ATOS level 3.7) is about 2nd grader, Gooney Bird Greene who is quite an eccentric, confident and intelligent character.  She leads the class in a geography project before President’s Day vacation to explore the various travel plans of students in the class.  A few students who were bragging quite a bit about their plans learn to be more humble and appreciate fun activities closer to home.  I found the characters in this book to be unbelievable at times, particularly Gooney who presented as more knowledgeable than the teacher.   In addition, the editing was sloppy, with sections of text repeating on pages 19-20 and 25-26 which can be confusing to young readers.  I’m a big fan of Lois Lowry’s work but consider this book just an “additional purchase” if you want to complete the Gooney Bird set.