He's desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin and, eventually, Benny. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. But most of all the voice and heart of a boy named Mason Buttle. Completely absorbing ‘The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle’ will remain with me for a long time: The love of a dog named Mooney, long awaited redemption, and the taste of homemade apple crisp. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard.Īn 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.īoth 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. I ‘loved’ everything about experiencing this narration the voices, the story. Mason's learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Nowįrom the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T.Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens.
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