Nothing But the Truth by AVI

Nothing But The Truth written by AVI is book that I would recommend to anyone, especially if you are looking for a quick read. I read the book in a about two hours. The one this that attracted me to this book is that when I flipped through it I noticed that it is a story written in document form. This book is compromised of letters, journals entries, newspaper article, school documents... basically it is filled with wide variety of genres.

The story in this book is about a boy, Philip, and his English teacher, Miss Narwin. Philip is transfered in Miss Narwin's homeroom, but conflict soon rises when Philip starts to hum the "Star-Spangled Banner" even though the rules when it plays over the intercom is to stay silent. Though the reader knows that the event gets blown out of proportion, we do not know who (if anyone) is in the wrong.

This book should be taught to middle school students, and it also should be read by aspiring teachers. I feel that this books give us the sense of what happens in schools with budget cuts, principle who care about how they look rather than their teachers and teachers getting caught up in following rules that may need to be changed.