SuitabookJackson Jones and the puddle of thorns
Mary Quattlebaum
- Reading
- Pause after the friends join Jackson’s plan and again after the nickname appears. Invite your reader to predict what might happen, then compare their ideas with the story.
- Themes
- Friendship and business: Jackson brings friends into a money-making scheme connected with his garden and finds that friendship and business do not always mix. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Teasing and persistence: A neighbourhood bully calls Jackson “Bouquet Jones”, and Jackson is ready to give up. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- A neighbourhood bully calls Jackson “Bouquet Jones”, and he becomes ready to give up. Consider whether teasing or discouragement might feel familiar to your reader.