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s popo tat t Slash poo a coo-w buy uvy. stut bac

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tat a aot too ag o t. Aog t way, ty cout a w aut bu,

uc a m. Boa, a c ay wo t to coto t tow, a m. dvo, a tac

wo ow avot to cc a pojct tat a agy t wok o ov-vovpat. Wat app wt t buy uvy? how o Aa xpo m. dvo?

Wy o m. Boa ty to backa t youg pot? ra w gavtat towa

t bgt, uoou youg caact wo av a kack o ag cook aut.

Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back!byMichael Winerip

CANDLEWICK PRESSwww.candlewick.com

People assumed thatbecause he did

investigations, he liked

to pick fights. (p. 22)

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discussion points

Before reading:

dcu t bavo tat caactz bu. hav a wt a joua ty about

a t w ty av b bu o wt a act o buyg. Ak o vout

to a t wtg aou. Tak about way o ag wt o ca o buyg.

While reading:1. W Aa t ot tat a o k t , ot po, Youv b

ugg. dcu t c btw bg t a bg ugg. Wy Aa

uctat to aw quto about t uggg?

2. dcb Aa pat. dbat wt o ot ty gt b ab ovpotctv

pat. Wy o ty tk Aa a k?

3. it obvou tat t boy wo t Aa a to oy a bu. na t aut

bu t toy. At wat pot o Aa az tat m. Boa a buy? how

o m. dvo buy tut?

4. m. Qugy, t actg pcpa, tat buyg a pob at ha etay/

m scoo a appov o t buy uvy tat J wat to couct. Wy

Aa o vou about t uvy? i tct coct?

5. Wy o Aa outauv at coo a at o? how o tvwg

ek fot, a wo-aou wa pot, gz Aa a ak o ocu?

dcu ow Aa outauv vyo t .

6. saow, a pca ucato tut a a t o t Wow, p Aa a

J wt t buy uvy. At wat pot o Aa az tat saow ay

o v t aow? how o Aa gv saow a o potac?

Wy o Aa tat t jug ou kow about saow a bot?

how o saow p Aa appcat ow pat o?7. dcu t ag o tut. Wat ak Aa az tat m. dvo, d. Bp, a

m. Boa at tutwoty? Aa ay tat aut av ct poat tat ty

u t pubc joy v (p. 165). Cotat t pubc a pvat poat

o ac o t caact. Wy o m. Wa tut Aa o uc? how o

covc rv soty tat Aa a t ta o t Slash a tutwoty? m.

Qugy qut t oppot o m. ma, t pat pcpa o ha etay/

m. how o m. Qugy ga t tut o tut? Wy o tk t

potat tat t Slash pot a o t tak? how o t cat a

atop o tut?

8. dcu t t k o pjuc tat xt at ha etay/m a Tb Couty. how o t buy uvy couct by t to o t Slash xpo

uc pjuc? dcu ow t cc a va pjuc agat tut wo ot

po w coo. how o m. Boa pay pjuc agat t t

o t Wow? expa wy tat ag a tt o mat lut Kg J.

ak acto accptab. dcu t opo o rv soty a m. Wa

o t u. Wat o Aa, J, a Pob a o t?

Be careful. You

upset powerful people

like the Bolands, they can

squeeze you hard. They

dont forget. (p. 75)

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9. Wat o J a w accu Aa o boo ut o wt vg

(p. 272)?

10. how o m. Qugy otat b t t at? s po to

potct t youg pot oc ty av ag o a pa. Wy o tat ty

potctg? Wat o tac t Slash pot about copo?

POST-READING ACTIVITY

Ak a coo tct oca, a aw oct oc, o oo o a juv tto

acty to pak about oca pob ag wt bu. hav t a t c

btw a oy, a aaut, a a obby.

AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL WINERIP

Q. Buyg to b a ajo pob coo toay. do you tk buyg a

ca? Wat avc o you o k ag wt bu?

A. i wout gu tat buyg a ca. my gut g tat tg k t tay

t a ov t, atoug aut toay a pobaby o awa a o c

to o otg about t ta w i wa a kwc a goo tg. may cooav ttut poga to ucat k about t a o buyg a ow to po,

wc i ao tk vy aty. i t o avc to k about buyg, t a w

ag o buyg, o y aoyg to agou a v -tatg, a t

appopat po p o t v o buyg.

i ou ay, wt ou c, wv t wo ag a t to po

accogy. i av two xap o oppot o t buy pctu, bot o wc

co up Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back! W y ot, B, wa t ga, a

o wou pu ac agat t coo-bu wow. B to about t,

a i t tat t wa otg ou tak ca o , otg i a a pat

ot to b vov wt. i to tat t w , i pu t k back,t ook t y a t v to o tat aga. B to tat wa

aa t t k, gt toub, a i po tat i wou tak to coo

oca a ta b tat app. h co ot to t t k back. Tat

wa co. soow t wok out; ty w t toug g coo. T

oppot, agou o t pctu t ba o t t capt oAdam Canfield,

Watch Your Back! lk Aa, B wa ugg o ovg oy w wa

coo. A w tak about wt t wou b btt o wo to ca t poc.

Wou ac wo tbuto w puu t? A i, a t pat, c tat i

wou ca t poc, tat t wa a ca act a tat w cout b otag to

a ou ow tow. W t p t poc to o o t k a uppott pocuto. B ot ac tbuto, a by puug t, w put t k o otc

tat w wou ot quty t ouv b bu. it wa ao potat o aot ao.

mot at t ga o t ugg bat up aot k ou tow, a bcau w

a pot , a a ca co a got a t tc a a pat o.

Writing the truth about

people is too hard. Everyone

hates you. (p. 293)

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Q. may coo av aopt zo-toac poc a a a o ag wt buyg

coo. do you tk tat zo toac ay t aw? W you cot o t

potac o ug toy to p k uta u o buyg?

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pocy. rat, i tk tat gow-up, wt t p o k, ougt to b ab to gu

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m. Qugy, o. A w ut b tat o po o ca b aot buy,

a Aa a J co to uta. Aa gt t vot a a top t

buy, o o wc ptty u ca o t wo gatt t-ga pot,

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t w i t tat vy o o t a b guty o buyg a bg o a o

vuab k, a i av ca t o t.

i ao tk tat toy a to ca pay a potat o pg wt buyg

u. fo k, a tca u ca vy abtact, a t way to ak t

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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

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Also by Michael Winerip

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A brave principal was

a school newspapers

best friend. (p. 311)

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