Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle (1954)

• Following the references and allusions of knighthood, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights provides further context for Kevin and Max’s many adventures.
• An illustrated novel for middle-grade readers

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (2018)

• Like Max, Mason is the largest student in his grade and also struggles with a learning disability. When Mason’s friend is found deceased in Mason’s family’s orchard, Mason doesn’t understand why police don’t believe his story.
• A fiction novel targeted for readers in grades five through seven.
• The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle on SuperSummary

Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff (2015)

• Trent Zimmerman is struggling to move past an accident where he was responsible for someone’s death. Fallon Little, class outcast, befriends Trent and helps him move forward.
• An emotionally intense fiction novel for middle-grade readers
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