Download or read book One of the Third Grade Thonkers written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and published by Yearling. This book was released on 1991 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy Novak is excited about spring vacation. He and his club, the "Rough, Tough, and Terrible" Thokers, are planning to turn the Novaks' garage into a clubhouse for the whole week. But everything changes when Jimmy's cousin David comes to stay after his mother's surgery. Jimmy and the Thonkers are brave, and David is scared of everything. Jimmy thinks David will ruin the Thonkers' secret plans. Then something happens on the river--something that helps Jimmy learn the real meaning of courage.