Third Grade Angels Author:Jerry Spinelli George (AKA "Suds") Morton has heard that in third grade you're supposed to be an angel...but what does that mean, exactly? — It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold 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 determine... more »d to be the first to earn the halo, but being good all the time can be pretty stressful. Does he have to be good even outside of school? Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister? And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count?« less