Kyrie's Difficult Decision

Kyrie is back! She is carrying Kyrie’s Fantastic Words List everywhere she goes and collecting fantastic vocabulary words to boost her conversations and thoughts with!

Kyrie is beginning to enjoy school at PS 154 — but in the midst of an exciting cultural exploration challenge she discovers that the new students in her class have become the target of a different kind of bullying. Kyrie is really worried as she confronts a difficult decision. Can she figure out a way to stop the bullying or should she mind her business so she won’t become the target again? And would a master plan even work this time?

Kyrie’s Difficult Decision is about learning through reading, exploring and respecting cultures that are different from our own, and the excitement realized through expanding our vocabulary and sharing new words with others. It is also about the dilemma of choosing between being a silent bystander and a bystander advocate.

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Power of Reading & Vocabulary Building

Kyrie carries her special notebook, ”Kyrie’s Fantastic Words List” everywhere she goes!
Kyrie is adding more and more words to her list every day! She is using fantastic words whenever she can and sharing those words with her friends in her everyday conversations!

Cultural Awareness, Courage & Mutual Respect

Kyrie and her classmates are excited about a cultural exploration project where they are challenged to learn about each other’s cultural backgrounds
Kyrie explores her own ancestry and also seeks to discover more about the varied cultural backgrounds of classmates
Kyrie confronts the problematic dilemma of what to do when her new classmates are bullied because they are different

Problem Solving, Bystander Advocacy & Resilience

Kyrie and her friends work together to come up with a plan to stand up for their new classmates – and share the value of acceptance of others at the same time!
Kyrie finds strength in the gift of advocacy!

Praise for Kyrie’s Difficult Decision

Kyrie’s Difficult Decision encourages students to reflect on the importance of empathy, bravery, and standing up for what is right. Additionally, the text is filled with advanced vocabulary words, making it a great tool for enhancing students’ language skills while lending itself to classroom discussions on social responsibility. S.P. Brown has created a meaningful vehicle for students and teachers to have relevant discussions long after they have read the last page. I highly recommend Kyrie’s Difficult Decision for both classroom and independent reading.

Kyrie’s Difficult Decision is an enjoyable read! The time S.P. Brown invested in researching and developing the characters is exemplified by the authenticity readers will experience within the pages. Kyrie’s mirth and thirst for learning is refreshing and her Fantastic Words List fosters excitement for vocabulary building. As an educator, parent, and mental health professional, Kyrie’s Difficult Decision will bring extraordinary value to classrooms and families.

S.P. Brown is my 6th grader’s top writer. My son and I read the book together and we really enjoyed it! Well written and quite relatable. Kudos to the illustrator. S.P Brown never disappoints! Go Kyrie!

Kyrie’s journey is one that needs to be studied in every classroom, home, family and child centric setting! S.P.Brown’s impeccable writing style will mesmerize every child and adult alike. It will, however, leave you with one void—-we should not have to wait too long for the next book in the Kyrie series! Keep em’ coming because especially in our current social and political climate, we need this content to infuse our youth as early as possible.

Kyrie’s School Blues is a great read for jump starting a word study curriculum. Students will be able to make connections to Kyrie’s story and understand why word knowledge is important and useful in their daily lives.

Kyrie's Difficult Decision

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Praise for Kyrie’s Difficult Decision

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