
At the far edge of age nine, Palmer not only abhors the tradition, but he is also hiding a pigeon in his room, causing a moral dilemma. When boys in Palmer’s town turn 10, they are expected to become “wringers,” ending the lives of pigeons wounded in a town event.

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Read some aloud to your students, give them audiobooks to listen to, or let them read one chapter at a time to each other.Įvery one of these books offers a path to identity. Not every book has to be read silently or independently.

We suggest changing things up a little too.
