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About This Passage
These two sentences carry a small but important confession. The first sentence sounds happy and innocent — Greg is enjoying a pool with his friend. The second sentence flips it. Notice how Kinney puts the trouble in a separate, shorter sentence so the reader cannot miss it. The shape of the writing tells you something is wrong before Greg even admits it.
Rowley's family has a swimming pool at their country club, and lately I have been going there with him almost every day. The only problem is that I am not really a member.
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happens in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Greg goes to a swimming pool that he is not allowed to use, by pretending he is part of Rowley's family. Was that the RIGHT thing to do, or only the FUN thing to do? What in the story makes you think so?
- Greg signs Rowley's last name on the snack bar tickets so the snacks get billed to Rowley's parents. He calls this 'just signing for stuff.' Is that the same as the truth? What word would you use for what Greg is doing, and what in the chapter helped you decide?
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