Just One Flick of the Finger |
Publication Information
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Author: Lorbiecki, Marybeth |
Illustrator: Diaz, David |
Title: Just One Flick of the Finger |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Dial |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8037-1948-5 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
easy reading, fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
Young Jack brings his father's gun to school hoping to scare a bully, but events take an unexpected and violent turn. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers will want to consider this book carefully before deciding to use it. Some Reading Group members found it stereotypical, too "preachy and predictable." Both of these issues could be dealt with instructionally, however. And students may want to consider questions like, Should children read this book? Why? In family literacy contexts, learners could use the book as a springboard for discussion about ways to guide their children's thinking and actions about violence. |
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