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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008-01-07

Dexter the Tough (Reprint)

Dexter the Tough (Reprint)

Margaret Peterson Haddix, Author

Mark Elliott, Illustrator

Paperback

9781416911708

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Dexter hates his new school. He hates that his family moved across the country so his dad can get treatment for his cancer. To make matters worse, Dexter gets into a fight the first day of school. This touching book explores issues of bullying, family, and friendship. Illustrations.
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Dexter is tough—but maybe not in the way he first believes. This poignant, humorous story gently reveals the strength it takes to be honest, to ask for help, and to let people in. Readers walk with Dexter as he wrestles with anger, friendship, and what it really means to be strong.

Keywords and Themes: Chapter Books • Character • Courage • Empathy • Family • Friendship • Growth • Honesty • Juvenile Fiction • Multigenerational • Perseverance • Readers • Responsibility • Self-Discovery • Social Themes • Trust

Readability • 4.2

Age Range • 7-10

Pages • 144

Subjects • Friendship • Authorship • Schools • School fiction

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational

I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid.

It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his teacher tells the class to write a story, Dexter writes about how tough he is -- and how he's already gotten into a fight. Is any of Dexter's story true? Why was the other boy crying before Dexter hit him? And why would the other boy still want to be Dexter's friend?

Even Dexter doesn't know the answers to some of those questions. But as he deals with family problems, a persistent teacher, and a boy who's strangely interested in floor wax, he discovers many surprises hidden in his own tale.

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