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Seasoned author - Leslie Connor is the author of several award-winning books for children, including Waiting for Normal, winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award, Crunch, Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel, and Dead on Town Line, a young adult novel in verse. She lives with her family in Connecticut.

Larger publishing house - HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp.

The story line appeals to more than one demographic.

The plot stands the test of time. Subject matter will be relevant for years to come.

This book speaks to an all too familiar topic that school-aged children are faced with, bullying. It also speaks to kids who have physical and or cognitive disabilities, visible or not, and the challenges they face in creating friendships.

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Good Reads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35008529-the-truth-as-told-by-mason-buttle
HarperCollins Publisher, https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-102484/leslie-connor/
National Book Foundation, http://www.nationalbook.org/2018-national-book-awards-finalists-announced/

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Kallie Anderson              Kristie Nielson Corning
Jill Rongholt                    Katherine Warner

TEAM ADVISORY EXTRAORDINAIRE: Nicole Marie Ashman

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THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE
Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can’t understand why Lieutenant Baird won’t believe the story Mason has told about that day.

Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He’s desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny.

But will anyone believe him?