An insightful and funny new collection of short stories from
award-winning author Tim Wynne-Jones.
In "War at the Snow White Motel," Rex and his family are vacationing in
Vermont. A thoughtless act launches him into war with an older teenager
at their motel, but a much bigger conflict -- the Vietnam War -- looms
large on the horizon.
Ant wants to join the #FridaysForFuture movement -- and impressing the
new girl at school is only one good reason why. Joseph and Danny are
determined to right an old wrong, no matter the consequences. Michel
takes a road trip to spot a rare bird, and along the way learns what his
father is really afraid of. Robin has to battle her anxiety when her
great-grandfather sends her in search of an old stuffed toy with a
storied past. Walker is home for the summer, in time to help his little
sister expose a local company's dubious environmental practices. A boy
can't figure out why the class bully won't leave him alone -- it's not
anything he could have foreseen.
Tim Wynne-Jones brilliantly captures pivotal moments small and large as
these characters fight for understanding, courage and a better future.
This new collection features six brand-new stories and three that have
been previously published.
Key Text Features
author's note
humor
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.6
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are
narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person
narrations.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how
events are described.
