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Ell Ray Jakes Is Not A Chicken (2011)

by Sally Warner(Favorite Author)

3.17 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0545390729 (ISBN13: 9780545390729)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Scholastic

series

EllRay Jakes

review 1: I was very disappointed in this book. I had hoped that the message of bullying would be addressed better. Even the title suggests that EllRay would stick up for himself, which he EVENTUALLY does. But I disagree with the way in which it happened. And I don't like how the author hints that it might be because of race that he is picked on and then doesn't go into that further. Why even bring it up if it's not a reason for the bullying...which it clearly wasn't because it is even stated that EllRay is being picked on because he is the smallest in his class...but of course there was another reason, too, which we find out later. It was just an okay book for me.
review 2: Finally, a book on the Children's Sequoyah Book Award master list that is easy for third grade ... morestudents to read and is also about a subject these students will relate to in their own lives. EllRay is boy suffering from bullying, but it really is just of how kids relate to each other. They struggle building relationships, and even when concerned and attentive adults are there to ask and support, children still struggle to learn the art of relationship. This short, fast read deals with real life situations In a slightly humorous manner allowing EllRay and his nemesis, Jared, a chance to naturally resolve their issues... sort of. BTW, Warner shows us that many of us have a "nemesis" so we all need these skills. less

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