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Sick Day Jitters (Jitters series)

Julie Danneberg

Illustrator: Judy Love

Ages: 6+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Charlesbridge

ISBN: 978-1-6235-4424-9

Keywords: substitute teachers, classroom chaos, phone screens

Mrs. Hartwell is ill and cannot teach her class. A lack of dependable substitutes sends it into disarray. Watercolor, transparent dye, and india ink illustrations.