The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!  €œGive me a dollar or I€ll spit on you.€Â  That€s Bradley Chalkers for you. He€s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him€"except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren€t afraid to try.  But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .