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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Book of the Week: Otto Grows Down

Otto Grows Down by Michael Sussman


Summary:
Otto's world was perfect until his baby sister came along one week before his sixth birthday.  Otto made a birthday wish that his baby sister was never born, and he got more than what he bargained for!

Vocabulary:
  • scatter - to throw around in different directions
  • deliver - to send or bring something to a person or place
  • spoon - to feed with a spoon
  • stub - a short piece of something that is left over after a larger piece is used
  • ridiculous - silly or foolish
  • barber - a person whose job is to cut and style hair
  • neighborhood - an are in a city or town that is different from other area

Questions:
How did Otto feel when his sister was first born?
How did his feelings change throughout the story?
Did he feel the same way at the end of the story as he did at the beginning of the story.  Explain.
How would you talk to people if you couldn't use words?
What is something you have wished for?  Did it come true?
How would life change if time really did go backward?
Share a time when you were upset with your brother, sister, or friend.  What happened?  What did you do to fix the problem?

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