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Author: John David Anderson
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Published: 05/02/2017
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying, School
Author: John David Anderson
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Published: 05/02/2017
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying, School
John David Anderson is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed and beloved books for kids, including the New York Times Notable Book Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, Posted, Granted, One Last Shot, Stowaway, The Greatest Kid in the World, Keep It Like a Secret, and many more. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and a pair of mischievous kitties in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit him online at johndavidanderson.org.
full disclosure, I read this for a parent/teen book club and all the parents and kids liked it?! Or at least felt socially pressured to say they liked it? It's dumb though, especially since it's supposedly a book about ~the power of words~ but it's full of little fat-shaming/body-shaming and racist......more
Required reading for all middle school students, teachers, administrators and parents. "You find your people and you protect each other from the wolves" ~ that statement alone sets the tone for this searing commentary on middle school, friendship, bullying and the power of words. I flat out cried wi......more
This is a hard book to review. Not because it wasn't good, because it was, but because I couldn't figure out if it was a middle school book geared towards middle schoolers or a middle school book geared towards high schoolers/adults. It was a bit too much of a wholesome lesson on bullying and middle......more
Powerful story for middle school. It's the beginning of MS and who isn't scared about finding your tribe? It's more than that though. This is a story for all the kids who are marginalized just because they don't fit into what bullies perceive is the norm. It's about being compassionate, empathetic,......more
Such a great book......more