Ways to Make Sunshine by From "Ways to Make Sunshine," read aloud ch. 2, The Thing About Ice Cream.
Only use about the first two minutes of the author interview. Stop where Ms. Fipps talks about how the character changes. "She does from thinking there is something wrong with her, to thinking that there is something wrong with the people who are bullying her." Do not let the kids hear that middle school is awful!!
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