A review by claudiaswisher
Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
5.0
I love volunteering at the school library, because I find such wonderful books I missed as an elementary teacher, and missed when raising my own children, now adults.
Chester and his buddy Wilson COULD be tough to be friends with. They have their OWN way of doing everything...riding their bikes, cutting their sandwiches. But they are best buds and it works well for them.
Then. Along comes Lilly...With her OWN individual way of doing everything. The boys are flummoxed by this irrepressible girl, but I fell in love with her. A strong personality, not afraid to be herself...and wear whatever she feels like wearing.
The boys work hard to ignore Lilly, until....
Chester and his buddy Wilson COULD be tough to be friends with. They have their OWN way of doing everything...riding their bikes, cutting their sandwiches. But they are best buds and it works well for them.
Then. Along comes Lilly...With her OWN individual way of doing everything. The boys are flummoxed by this irrepressible girl, but I fell in love with her. A strong personality, not afraid to be herself...and wear whatever she feels like wearing.
The boys work hard to ignore Lilly, until....