![]() There would be a lot of power in having deep conversations in class about the events in the book (bullying, restorative justice, intentions, stereotypes, labels, etc.) I will be giving it to each one of my personal kids as well. This is a great class read for grades 4-8. The students are forced to spend a week vacation to do “restorative justice” in order to move past this horrible event. ![]() Each student has a stereotyped identity on the surface (the jock, the nerd, the goody-goody, etc.), but throughout the book, each child realizes how much more complex the others really are. There are six students, one whose work was vandalized, and five others who might have committed the crime. It Wasn’t Me highlights the beautiful and painful moments of growing up. There were plenty of times when one of the characters thought something or said something and I swore it was one of my personal kids or a student I have taught in the past. Levy masterfully captures a child’s voice. Thank you Dana Alison Levy! My high school self could not put this book down! ![]() This story takes the concept of The Breakfast Club, adds a mystery, and makes it current. ![]() Shout out to my 80s friends – this book will be your childhood delivered in a beautiful new package. I immediately checked it out from the library. I have three teenage boys, so “it wasn’t me” is basically my life. I can’t remember how I came across it, but I know the minute it did I connected with the title. ![]()
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