Back-to-Front-Benjy by Dick King-Smith

Back-to-Front-Benjy,” by Dick King-Smith, tells the story of a boy named Benjy who does everything backward. This includes walking, talking, and even schoolwork. When he’s expelled for starting a “backward trend” among his classmates, a lightning strike changes his ways, causing him to start doing everything forwards. The book is described as a funny and engaging story about embracing differences, according to the Summer Reading Challenge.