The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle: A National Book Award Finalist Middle Grade Story About Learning Disabilities and Hope for Kids (Ages 8-12) - Hardcover

Connor, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062491431 ISBN 13: 9780062491435

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2018

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From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. 

Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard.

An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can’t understand why Lieutenant Baird won’t believe the story Mason has told about that day.

Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground haven for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He’s desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin and, eventually, Benny.

But will anyone believe him?

National Book Award Finalist * ALA Schneider Family Book Award * 2019 ALSC Notable Children’s Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018 * 2019-2020 Nebraska Golden Sower Award * Amazon Best Books of 2018 * Kirkus Best of Children's 2018 * New York Public Library Best Books 2018 * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018 * 2018 Nerdy Book Club Middle Grade Winner * South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee * 2020 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee * Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2019 (9-12) * 2020 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee * 2020-2021 Missouri Association of School Librarians Mark Twain Readers Award Preliminary Nominee * 2020-2021 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee * 2021 Connecitcut Nutmeg Book Award Middle Grade Nominee *

• A Heartbreaking Mystery: Mason knows what he saw the day his best friend Benny died, but no one will believe him. Now, with another friend missing, he’s the prime suspect all over again.
• A Neurodivergent Hero: Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in school, and his learning disabilities make it hard to tell his story. But his honesty and unique way of seeing the world may be his greatest strength.
• The Power of Friendship: After losing Benny, Mason finds a new ally in tiny Calvin Chumsky. Together they build an underground haven to escape the bullies that torment them daily.
• Finding Your Voice: Caught in a case he can't explain, Mason must find the courage to speak his truth, even if it means confronting his own grief and the secrets of his small town.

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Leslie Connor is the author of several award-winning books for children, including two ALA Schneider Family Book Award winners, Waiting for Normal and The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, which was also selected as a National Book Award finalist. Her other books include All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Crunch, and The Things You Kiss Goodbye. She lives in the Connecticut woods with her family and three rescue dogs. You can visit her online at www.leslieconnor.com.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0062491431
• ISBN 13: 9780062491435
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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