In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.---from the publisher
208 pages 978-0545174152 Ages 9-12
Keywords: school, patriotism, Newbery Medal, high school, freedom, rights, respect, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 yr old
