The One and Only Question
by Norma Charles and Andrea Charles · illustrated by Ken Daley
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It's Zeke's first day at his new school and his head is filled with one big question: what will he do when they call him the N-word like they did at his old school?
Zeke is expecting the worst day ever, and that's what it's turning out to be. His favorite shirt has a mustard stain on it, the bus driver is unfriendly, and his teacher covers material Zeke has heard a million times. It’s not until another student performs a small act of kindness that Zeke realizes that no one has called him the N-word all day. Not once. And tomorrow could be even better …
Ken Daley’s vibrant illustrations bring warmth and humor to the story, while showing hints of what makes this new school a safer space.
The One and Only Question will prompt young readers to ask questions of their own about how to handle bullying — while also encouraging conversations about everyone’s right to a safe learning environment.
Includes an author’s note explaining the authors’ personal connection to this story, as well as a list of suggestions about what to do about racism-based bullying to help educators, caregivers and victims.
Key Text Features
illustrations;dialogue;author's note
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Details
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books
- Authors
- Norma Charles, Andrea Charles
- Illustrator
- Ken Daley
- Format
- Hardcover
- Published
- Mar 4, 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781773069654
- ISBN-10
- 1773069659
- Pages
- 32
- Carton quantity
- 32 copies
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