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Brief Summary: The Case Of Enemy Pie, By Jeremy Ross

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Enemy Pie is the story of a young boy and his “enemy” Jeremy Ross. Initially planning on having a great summer, this plan changes when Jeremy moves to town. He does things like laugh when the boy does not do well in baseball and does not invite him over to play when he asks some other children. Asking his dad what he should do, the boys father says he has something called “Enemy Pie” that will get rid of any enemy. Unfortunately, for the enemy pie to work correctly, first you have to spend the entire day with your so called enemy which is what the boy proceeds to do. After a long day of fun and games, his father brings out the pie for desert and the boy realizes that Jeremy is not his enemy. Trying to stop his new friend from eating the enemy pie, in the end everyone enjoys desert together, and the boy notes that somehow the pie did work. Jeremy was no longer his enemy but is now his friend. …show more content…

In the case of Enemy Pie, the lesson to learned is that we can't judge someone before we know them. In addition, the themes of friendship, acceptance, and tolerance are also present. Individuals of all ages should understand that we cannot judge someone we do not know based on things we assume about them. This book does an excellent job of presenting that idea in a format that does not seem like a moral lesson but rather as a story. Using this to my advantage to teach my students tolerance and acceptance is one of the reasons I included this book in my classroom

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