SuitabookTug of War
Jamie Suzanne
- Reading
- Read a little at a time and pause when the sisters' plans or disagreements change. Invite the reader to compare their ideas about the class money without asking them to pick a favourite twin.
- Themes
- Competition and friendship: Identical twin sisters run against each other for sixth-grade president, and the campaign strains their friendship. The premise sets up tension between pursuing a win and preserving a close relationship, but does not establish the story's judgement of either choice.
- Use of class funds: The candidates disagree about how to use the sixth-grade class money. The disagreement raises a question about competing priorities for shared funds; which proposal, if any, the book favours is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The campaign is described as involving substantial fighting, and the sisters' friendship is under strain. Consider whether competitive arguments or threatened relationship changes would be a useful topic to discuss together.