Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z's class is looking for an animal to "adopt," Thunder Nelson knows just the critter--the baby possum she just saved. But Thunder isn't ready for what happens when a wild animal goes to school! Mrs. Z's class is voting on a small class mascot, since big animals tend to get all the attention. But Thunder hates voting--it's like sports but less fun. Everyone is nominating tardigrades, while Thunder is hoping for something fuzzy, like a hamster. Then she finds an abandoned baby possum and has a brilliant idea. She'll bring the possum to school and convince the class it should be their mascot! How could they resist picking a real, live animal? But when Thunder's plan goes off the rails, the possum--and the class--may end up in danger if Thunder can't find a way to fix her mistakes. Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Thunder's story invites readers into Mrs. Z's class where friendship and fun rule the school. Perfect for! ★ My Weirdtastic School fans ★ Reluctant readers ★ Classroom read-alouds ★ Andrew Clements fans ★ Animal lovers! ★ Anyone who's had to fix a mistake Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class have plenty of stories to share! Emma McKenna, Full Out (#1) Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2) Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3) The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4) Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7) Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8) Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) -- available for preorder now! Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) -- available for preorder now! Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation (#11) -- available for preorder now! Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat (#12) -- available for preorder now! *The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!