TY  - BOOK
AU  - Connor,Leslie
TI  - The truth as told by Mason Buttle
SN  - 9780062491459
AV  - PZ7.C7644 Tr 2018
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - Learning disabled children
KW  - Fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - Grief
KW  - Bullies
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Death
KW  - Mystery fiction
KW  - Bildungsromans
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
N1  - "Ages 8-12"--Back cover; School Library Journal starred, November 2017; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2019; Pub Weekly, November 2017; Kirkus Starred, October 2017; Booklist, November 2017; Horn Book, November 2018; Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2018; 3.4; 5-8; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 2.7; 8.0; 193450; BR
N2  - "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?"--Amazon
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