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Patriotism or practical joke?

Harrison, NH -- Ninth-grade student Philip Malloy was suspended from school for singing along to The Star-Spangled Banner in his homeroom, causing what his teacher, Margaret Narwin, called "a disturbance." But was he standing up for his patriotic ideals, only to be squelched by the school system? Was Ms. Narwin simply trying to be a good teacher? Or could it all be just a misunderstanding gone bad -- very bad? What is the truth here? Can it ever be known?

Heroism, hoax, or mistake, what happened at Harrison High changes everything for everyone in ways no one -- least of all Philip -- could have ever predicted.

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FUN BOOK!!!	Customer Rating:
It's a very interesting book. Some books are very borring but this is a very fun book.This book is interesting because you can learn that lying is bad and what consequences it will bring to you. I hope you buy this book;I relly recomented this book to you. By:Darlin Benitez

Nothing but the Truth

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In "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi, there is a 9th grader named Philip Malloy. In homeroom one day, he started to hum "The Star-Spangled Banner" that was played over the PA system everyday. His teacher, Miss Narwin, after asking him to stop many times, sent him to the principal. However, Philip was then just given a warning. After telling his parents what happened, they told him that he had the right. Philip hummed the next two days and again was sent to the principals. This time, he was suspended. After Philip got home, his father took him to their long time neighbor who was running for school board. Their neighbor had a reporter there for an interview. Philip told the lady what happened. With his, Philip's story was out in the paper. Before long, the suspension for Philip Malloy was known nationally. letters of hatred were sent to Miss Narwin telling her people like that shouldn't be teachers. After the whole thing, Philip did not want to stay in his school. He transferred to a new school. There, Philip was asked to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner". He started to cry, because he did not even know the words.

Nothing but the Truth

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In "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi, there is a 9th grader named Philip Malloy. In homeroom one day, he started to hum "The Star-Spangled Banner" that was played over the PA system everyday. His teacher, Miss Narwin, after asking him to stop many times, sent him to the principal. However, Philip was then just given a warning. After telling his parents what happened, they told him that he had the right. Philip hummed the next two days and again was sent to the principals. This time, he was suspended. After Philip got home, his father took him to their long time neighbor who was running for school board. Their neighbor had a reporter there for an interview. Philip told the lady what happened. With his, Philip's story was out in the paper. Before long, the suspension for Philip Malloy was known nationally. letters of hatred were sent to Miss Narwin telling her people like that shouldn't be teachers. After the whole thing, Philip did not want to stay in his school. He transferred to a new school. There, Philip was asked to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner". He started to cry, because he did not even know the words.

How the media frenzy can interfere with the truth

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Nothing but the Truth provides an interesting perspective on high school and the media culture that we live in today. As a young adult novel, this book deals with issues that teens can relate to: disenchantment with school, challenging of authority, disconnection with parents, and trying to carve out an identity. Philip has three conflicts in this story: one against Mrs. Narwin, one against the school system that was caused by his behavior, and ultimately with himself. The author provides a realistic portrait of a teenage boy. However, readers are not given any true insight as to why Philip behaves as he does. Suggestions for the behavior are made, but never explored. The reader never can understand how and if Philip has changed because of this incident. The other characters are given superficial development. They are mainly used as foils to interact with the main character. The actions and events are believable given today's media culture. The readers mainly see the story through Philip's eyes although the school administration and Mrs. Narwin do have some input. From Philip's viewpoint, the story is skewed in his favor. A strength of this novel is the issues that it raises. The media culture, challenging authority, and teenage angst all are presented in a fashion that would appeal to a teenage audience. This is an excellent resource for high school teachers. The realism of the novel could provide lively discussions for high school students. The issues that the story raises might make for some lively debates.

A waste of time...

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Okay this book was REALLY BORING! It had an ok plot when we read the back of the book but when we started to read it it was not written in a way that was interesting to us. Avi has some good books but this was not one of his better ones. Miss. Narwin sent to many letters to her sister, and there was barely (if not no) any reason for her to write to her sister. The memos were boring and we think Avi could have told us the information in a different way. Really bad.