Bibliographic Information: Polacco, P. (2001). Mr. Lincoln's Way. New York, New York: Philomel Books.
Annotation: A caring and charismatic principle reaches out to a bully and discovers why the boy behaves the way he does.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy inspiring stories.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. Patricia Polacco addresses both the concepts of bullying and prejudice and includes a child's dilemma of having positive personal experiences with people of color but has a parent who perpetuates the prejudice.
Prereading Question: How should you treat someone who is different than you?
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