George “Suds”Morton introduced in Jerry Spinelli’s Fourth Grade Rats is the main character in Third Grade Angels. The teacher of third grade, Mrs. Simms, holds a competition every week to see which student deserves to be awarded “the halo” – which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and in short, perfect.  Suds is determined to be first to earn the halo.  Striving to be perfect proves to be nerve-racking for Suds.  It’s not until the 16th chapter that the reader and Suds learn who is given the first halo. Should be an easy read for most third graders.  Enough humor and suspense to keep a child reading.  Good life-lessons taught subtly.