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The Code (Red Rhino)
Chris always does the right thing. But when he knows who messed with Sam in the school yard, he can't speak up. His friends can't either. There's the silent Code that every kid follows. Chris decides he can't live with himself if he doesn't say something, so he makes a stand and is shocked at the outcome. Mean bully Phil is actually . cool. But then Phil asks him to do something so wrong.
68 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2014
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Jeff Gottesfeld
86 books43 followersHONOR FLIGHT (Candlewick, March 3, 2026). So far, four starred reviews from PW, SLJ, Booklist, and Kirkus.
Too many of America's veterans have never had the means or opportunity to visit their monuments in Washington, DC. Nor did many of them, particularly from the Vietnam era, get the homecoming they deserved.
The Honor Flight program, begun by volunteers in 2005 on the most modest of scales, changed all of that. Today, the Honor Flight Network is massive, and has flown more than 300,000 vets on free trips to DC, each of them accompanied by a volunteer (and paying) Guardian.
I was a Guardian on such a flight in April, 2023. This book is about this remarkable effort, told first person in the voice of an unnamed veteran. That I could reunite for it with Matt Tavares, the illustrator of our TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Candlewick, 2021). Well, as the last line of the book says, "It was an honor."
Too many of America's veterans have never had the means or opportunity to visit their monuments in Washington, DC. Nor did many of them, particularly from the Vietnam era, get the homecoming they deserved.
The Honor Flight program, begun by volunteers in 2005 on the most modest of scales, changed all of that. Today, the Honor Flight Network is massive, and has flown more than 300,000 vets on free trips to DC, each of them accompanied by a volunteer (and paying) Guardian.
I was a Guardian on such a flight in April, 2023. This book is about this remarkable effort, told first person in the voice of an unnamed veteran. That I could reunite for it with Matt Tavares, the illustrator of our TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Candlewick, 2021). Well, as the last line of the book says, "It was an honor."
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May 19, 2015
After an insightful conversation with a library patron I've been on the lookout for more hi/lo books for my collection. I was happy to find these Red Rhino books. And of course, I wanted to read them when they arrived! I'm happy to say that these definitely fit the bill for the type of hi/lo book I was looking for.
This one takes on bullying and we start out right away with the situation. However, our main character, Chris, is not the bullied or the bully but rather a bystander who is not happy with the role of bystander. He follows the "code" of not speaking up and risk being a target, but then the unthinkable happens and the bully ends up on his front porch. How will Chris make peace with himself and follow the code?
I'm happy to have it in my collection, not just for the hi/lo part but for covering the timely topic in such accessible manner. Grades 4 and up.
This one takes on bullying and we start out right away with the situation. However, our main character, Chris, is not the bullied or the bully but rather a bystander who is not happy with the role of bystander. He follows the "code" of not speaking up and risk being a target, but then the unthinkable happens and the bully ends up on his front porch. How will Chris make peace with himself and follow the code?
I'm happy to have it in my collection, not just for the hi/lo part but for covering the timely topic in such accessible manner. Grades 4 and up.
December 8, 2017
In this okay book The Code by Jeff Gottesfeld. The main characters were Chris and Phil. Phil was the bully from the school Sam was once picked by Phil but then he stopped.I wounder if Phil ever going to forget Sam for getting him in trouble?
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