AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Trudy Ludwig/ Mikela Prevost/ Charisse L. Nixon
PUBLISHER: Tricycle Press PUBLICATION
DATE: May 1, 2008
GENRE: Realistic Fiction READING
LEVEL: 7- 9 years
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This is a book about Maya which is picked to be the welcome buddy to a new student in school. At first Maya thinks the new girl is cool but quickly finds out that likes to talk about others and make things up which are not true about others.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The class will discuss ways in which individuals can be hurtful to others by starting untruths. The class will divide into small groups and develop skits dealing with starting stories about others.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Joanna Richardson, Valdosta State University
