SuitabookBoys in control
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Reading
- Read together and pause to compare what each sibling wants from the day. This can help keep the focus on competing priorities, rather than treating the rivalry as proof of anyone’s character.
- Themes
- Sibling rivalry and control: The Hatford boys and Malloy girls are pitted against each other after the girls find embarrassing pictures of the boys; Wally develops a plan in response. The conflict is central to the described plot, but its presence alone does not show whether the story approves of either side’s actions.
- Worth knowing
- Embarrassing pictures and a scheme involving the siblings’ rivalry may bring humiliation or teasing into the story; how far this goes is not clear.