TY  - BOOK
AU  - McKissack,Pat
AU  - McKissack,Fredrick
AU  - Regan,Dana
TI  - Messy Bessey and the birthday overnight
T2  - A rookie reader
SN  - 9780516208282
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Children's Press
KW  - Helpfulness
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Cleanliness
KW  - Helping behavior
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Birthdays
KW  - Sleepovers
KW  - Hygiene
KW  - Best friends
KW  - Friendship
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Stories in rhyme
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Readers (Publications)
N1  - Accelerated Reader AR; LG; 2.3; 0.5; 26934; Reading Counts RC; K-2; 2.1; 1; Quiz: 14543; Guided reading level: H
N2  - Messy Bessey shows herself to be a true friend and a good guest when she helps to clean up after a messy birthday sleepover
ER  -