Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School

Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School is part of the innovative Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series where each book is penned by a different all-star author, featuring a unique kid from the same third-grade class. In this fifth book, written by New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer, we meet Wyatt Hill, a child with a stepbrother full of opinions, a stuffed lizard who seems to vocalise Wyatt's thoughts, and the beginnings of a voice that just might surprise the entire school, starting with Mrs. Z's class.

Wyatt Hill is the quiet giant of Mrs. Z's class—a third-grader with the stature of a fifth grader, nearly as tall as Mrs. Z herself. His size leads everyone to assume he should be sporty or tough, but Wyatt isn't interested in that. He adores his stuffed lizard, Lizzie, and the animated discussions they enjoy. He observes who might be having a bad day in class and questions why boys don't play hopscotch, which seems like a very enjoyable game. Additionally, he is beginning to express himself on paper, in a manner that may finally articulate all his thoughts about the world, which he struggles to verbalise.

Wyatt's always known who he's supposed to be, but not who he truly is. The discovery he makes might just unite the boys and girls at recess—and reveal the zany kid who has been silently present all along, waiting for his chance to speak up.