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Publication
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (1998), Edition: 1st, 128 pages
Description
In each of these stories, collected from around the world, a character faces a problem situation which requires that he make a decision about what is fair or just.
Local notes
School Library Journal, 12/01/1998
Gr 4 Up-If a chief asks a woman for a cow of no color, how should she respond? A lawyer is sure he's gotten his client off but the jury convicts him. Why? A wise judge knows a man is a thief, but how can he prove it? Jaffe and Zeitlin offer a collection of 23 brief stories intended to make readers ask themselves: What would I do or say? What is fair or just? When should mercy temper justice? After a brief note that sets the story in its cultural context, each tale is told up to the point where a character makes a decision or takes action. Then the editors step in (in italics) and ask readers to reflect. Sally Bates Goodroe, Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX
Gr 4 Up-If a chief asks a woman for a cow of no color, how should she respond? A lawyer is sure he's gotten his client off but the jury convicts him. Why? A wise judge knows a man is a thief, but how can he prove it? Jaffe and Zeitlin offer a collection of 23 brief stories intended to make readers ask themselves: What would I do or say? What is fair or just? When should mercy temper justice? After a brief note that sets the story in its cultural context, each tale is told up to the point where a character makes a decision or takes action. Then the editors step in (in italics) and ask readers to reflect. Sally Bates Goodroe, Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX