The Jacket /
Clements, Andrew, 1949- , author.
The Jacket / Andrew Clements ; illustrated by McDavid Henderson. - New York : Scholastic, 2009, c2002. - 92 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself the question: Would he have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American? And that question leads to others that reveal some unsettling truths about Phil's neighborhood, his family, and even himself.
Guided reading: Q Grade level: 4.1 Lexile: 640L DRA: 40
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Prejudices--Fiction.
Race relations
Schools--Fction.--Fiction.
F CLE
The Jacket / Andrew Clements ; illustrated by McDavid Henderson. - New York : Scholastic, 2009, c2002. - 92 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself the question: Would he have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American? And that question leads to others that reveal some unsettling truths about Phil's neighborhood, his family, and even himself.
Guided reading: Q Grade level: 4.1 Lexile: 640L DRA: 40
9780545152990 0545152992
2001057657
Prejudices--Fiction.
Race relations
Schools--Fction.--Fiction.
F CLE