Two Silvery Smiles

He tries to be very careful when he arrives at school on Friday.

He invites his friends to sit next to him on the bus ride to school.

He tells the principal what happened in Mr. Gregg’s class.

He hasn’t been to the principal’s office this week.

the bus driver is being unfair

the principal will tell Christopher’s mother that he can’t go to the picnic

his actions are amusing

he can stay out of trouble long enough to be allowed to go to the picnic

is hoping the principal is absent again

has been sent to the principal’s office often

expects the principal to allow him to attend the picnic

is willing to explain to the principal what really happened

Christopher tells his friends Timothy and Rashid that he doesn’t think he can go the whole day without getting into trouble.

Christopher compares how he is feeling to how the bus chugs up the hill.

Christopher has a problem that he shares with his friends Timothy and Rashid.

Christopher is too loud on the school bus and gets in trouble with the driver.

He has to work hard to take care of borrowed materials

He doesn’t take responsibility for his actions.

He likes to joke around with his friends.

He depends on his friends to get him out of difficult situations.

Demanding jobs

Difficult decisions

Confusing messages

Unlucky events