Pay Attention, Carter Jones
- ISBN-10
- 0544790855
- ISBN-13
- 9780544790858
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Author
- Gary D. Schmidt
Description
Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past.
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