It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.<br><br><br><br>Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. &quot;We're the worst readers in the class, &quot; he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones.<br><br><br><br>What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?