SuitabookFriendship and separation
Jada’s best friend moves away, and Jada says school feels like the last place she wants to be.
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Kelly Starling Lyons - Author
A school story about loneliness, a strong interest in rocks and the awkward work of collaborating with someone who may not welcome your ideas.
When Jada Jones's best friend moves away, school feels like the last place she wants to be. She'd much rather wander outside looking for cool rocks to add to her collection, since finding rocks is much easier than finding friends. So when Jada's teacher announces a class project on rocks and minerals, Jada finally feels like she's in her element. The only problem: one of her teammates doesn't seem to like any of Jada's ideas. She doesn't seem to like Jada all that much, either. Can Jada figure out a way to make a winning science project and a new friend?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA school story about loneliness, a strong interest in rocks and the awkward work of collaborating with someone who may not welcome your ideas.
Jada’s best friend moves away, and Jada says school feels like the last place she wants to be.
A rocks-and-minerals class project places Jada in a team with someone who rejects her ideas and seems not to like her.
Jada collects rocks and feels more at ease when her teacher announces a project about rocks and minerals.
Pay attention to how Jada interprets her teammate’s behaviour and whether the project changes their relationship. The book may open discussion about friendship after separation without making every feeling easy to solve.
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