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Enemy Pie
By Derek Munson
Illustrated by Tara Calahan King
Summary:
When a new boy, Jeremy Ross, moves into the neighborhood, he becomes the narrator's number one enemy. Jeremy Ross invites other kids to his trampoline party, but not our narrator. Our narrator decides he must do something about his enemy. He goes to his dad and asks for help. His dad pulls out a recipe that will get rid of enemies. But, in order for this enemy pie to work, his Dad tells our narrator, he has to spend a whole day with his enemy or else the pie won’t work. By the end of the day, Jeremy is no longer our narrator's enemy, instead is his best friend and enjoy the delicious pie together.
Lesson to Take Away:
Don’t jump to conclusions and judge other before getting to know them.
This book doesn't show an obvious bully and victim, but it does show the feelings that children might feel that could lead to bullying. Children are easily hurt or affected by changes, and this story helps them understand that life is full of changes and you have to be okay with that and give people a chance before coming to a conclusion. The topics being addressed in this book are friendship, the risks of judging people, secrets, and problem solving.
Targeted Age Group:
This book is intended for children ages 4-7.
Related Common Core Literacy Standard:
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Famous Quotes:
“There is one part of Enemy Pie that I can’t do. In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy, Even worse you have to be nice to him. It’s not easy. But that’s the only way that Enemy Pie can work…”
“It was at this point that I panicked. I didn’t want Jeremy to eat Enemy Pie! He was my friend! I couldn’t let him eat it!”