SuitabookChanging family responsibilities
Logan is embarrassed by his grandfather’s increasing forgetfulness but does not want his parents to send him away.
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Marcia Thornton Jones - Author
This is a school-and-family story about a child trying to protect a grandfather’s dignity while resisting pressure over friendship and reputation. It offers interpersonal dilemmas rather than a straightforward adventure, with the ending and resolutions left unclear.
Poor Logan. He always seems to be getting into trouble. Fifth grade will be different. That is until Grandpa moves in. Grandpa is becoming more and more forgetful and Logan doesn't want him doing embarrassing thingsuespecially in front of his friends. He doesn't want his parents to send Grandpa away either. Then there is Emily Scott. She's had it in for Logan since the first day of school. She is trying to set him up so he looks like he turned ratfink on his best friend, Malik. And when Emily produces an embarrassing photo of Logan, will he really turn oratfinko to preserve his reputation and save Grandpa?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a school-and-family story about a child trying to protect a grandfather’s dignity while resisting pressure over friendship and reputation.
Logan is embarrassed by his grandfather’s increasing forgetfulness but does not want his parents to send him away.
Emily tries to make Logan look as though he betrayed his best friend, Malik, and an embarrassing photograph increases the pressure.
Consider whether the treatment of Logan’s grandfather, the school conflict and the embarrassing photograph feels respectful, funny, troubling or balanced as the story develops.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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