INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Hasak-Lowy, Todd

33 Minutes

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Bethany Barton. Over the past year, best friends Sam and Chris grew apart. Star mathlete Sam has trouble fitting in, while Chris struggles in school but excels on the football field. Hasak-Lowy tells a familiar tale but resists forcing these young teens to work out their differences. Culminating in a physical altercation, this humorous, bittersweet story poignantly chronicles the end of a friendship.

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