Under Whose Influence?

By Judy Laik

Book Overview

Jamie goes home with some friends to work on a school project. Her friends decide to sample some of their parents' liquor cabinet, and they want Jamie to join them. Should she? Kids get to determine Jamie's actions in this story that will allow them to explore the themes of responsibility and temperance, and peer pressure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0943990971
• ISBN13: 9780943990972
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Parenting Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7

Customer Reviews

Does not sugar-coat difficult ethical decisions

The protagonist is faced with a difficult situation. She is alone with some friends who get into one girl's parents liquor cabinet. Should she drink with them? When a friend passes out should she call for medical help? Some books would have everything turn out perfectly if the protagonist makes the "right" decision. This particular book supports good choices, but also makes it clear that good choices do not always have perfect outcomes. Parenting Press publishes "The Decision is Yours" series of books. Each book deals with common dilemmas faced by elementary or middle school students. At the end of each page, the reader is asked to make an ethical choice. Based on the choice, the story takes a different branching path. Positive, negative and intermediate outcomes are available. I have recommended this series to an elementary school that was developing an ethics curriculum. ...