Stinky Stern Forever

Matthew Velvel Stern (nickname Stinky Stern) is the classroom bully in second grade. But one day after school, he dashes out into the street without looking, and is run over by a van. The next day is a very sad day for Pa Lia, Calliope, Howie, and the rest of the class as they search for ways to remember Stinky Stern. Death is a very challenging subject to write about, especially for a young audience, but Michelle Edwards handles it well in this fourth book of the Jackson Friends series. This volume was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2006. A teachers guide for this and the other books in the series can be found at www.michelledwards.com.