The Jacket
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Reading Level
Title
The Jacket
Book Publisher
Atheneum 2001
Fiction/Non-Fiction
Keywords/Searchable Terms
- boys
- girls
- boys/girls
- acceptance
- accepting others
- African American
- beliefs
- books that make a difference
- boys
- choices
- discrimination
- diversity
- family
- If You Liked Frindle
- If You Liked Tangerine
- middle readers
- older readers
- prejudice
- racism
- realistic fiction
- school story
- sensitivity
- stereotypes
- stories that make a difference
- understanding others
- Belonger/Connector
- Seeker/Leader
- Heart/Home/Friends Forever
- Joan of Arc/Empath
- Investigator/Analyst
- socio economic differences
- social class
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Phil needs to get his brother Jimmy's lunch money to him and he's hurrying through the hallways of the fourth-fifth grade hall looking for him. If Phil is late to school one more time, he's going to be in big trouble. Oh, there's Jimmy-I'd know that jacket anywhere. But, when he catches up with the boy wearing the jacket, it isn't Jimmy. It's a stranger and he's black. Phil knows that's Jimmy's jacket-it's a one of a kind jacket and he instantly begins to jump to conclusions and run sterotypes through his mind about this kid. This is a great book to read to launch thought and discussions about prejudice and stereotyping. Heartfelt story. Ages 9-13 95 pages
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