1. Read Kenny’s conversation with Rufus at lunchtime. What about Rufus’ life in Arkansas is shocking to Kenny?
2. How did LJ Ultimately “win” the World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever?
3. What were the two main things about Rufus that made him a target for teasing by the other kids?
4. What did Kenny do that made him feel “like someone had pulled all [his] teeth out with a pair of rusty pliers”?
5. What do you think Kenny’s mom did to create peace between the two friends?
6. In Class Discussion question:
In Kenny’s world, kids are mean to each other, and the biggest and strongest pick on the smallest and weakest, as well as those, like Rufus, who are somehow “different” from them. How does this world reflect the larger world around the
m? Go to these websites to see what was going on history before and during Kenny’s life.History of Nazis in Germany
Segregation in America
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