Scholastic News Sticky Situation • November 30, 2009

Martha let Sonya borrow a dress. Sonya agreed to return it the following week. But a few days later, Martha saw their friend Lindsay wearing the dress. Lindsay said she had borrowed the dress from Sonya. Martha is angry with Sonya for loaning her dress without permission. What should Martha do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation • November 16, 2009

DeShawn is captain of the kickball team and needs to choose players. He wants to pick the best players, but he knows that kids who don’t play as well will be picked last and will be upset. He doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but he wants to have a strong team. What should DeShawn do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation • November 9, 2009

Maurice is at the mall when he sees his best friend, Veronica, steal candy from one of the stores. Veronica offers to split the candy with Maurice if he promises not to tell anyone. Maurice loves candy, but he knows that stealing is wrong. What should Maurice do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation • November 9, 2009

 

Julio has to do a group science project for class. His best friend, Todd, wants to work with him, but Julio knows that science is not Todd's best subject. He also knows that Todd doesn't always do his work on time. Julio wants to pick his friend Jasper instead, but he doesn't want to hurt Todd's feelings. What should Julio do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation October 26, 2009

Katherine's best friends are Alice and Natasha. Katherine likes to be with both of them at the same time, but Alice and Natasha constantly argue. Often, they want Katherine to take sides. What should Katherine do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation October 19, 2009

 

Erica's parents gave her two tickets to a baseball game for her birthday. She is allowed to bring one friend. But Erica has two best friends, Lois and Mei. She doesn't know how to invite one friend without hurting the other friend's feelings. What should Erica do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation October 5, 2009

Marty is a hall monitor at school. While monitoring the hall, he sees his friend Paul take a cell phone out of his backpack. Cell phones are not allowed in school. Marty doesn't want to get Paul in trouble, but Marty is supposed to help keep order in the halls and to tell a teacher when school rules are broken. What should Marty do?

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Scholastic News Sticky Situation September 28, 2009

Joey is walking home from school when he gets a text message from his friend Deirdre. She wants Joey to come to her house to see her new video-game system. Joey really wants to see Deirdre's new game, but his parents told him to go straight home after school. What should Joey do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation September 14, 2009

Maurice is at the mall when he sees his best friend, Veronica, steal candy from one of the stores. Veronica offers to split the candy with Maurice if he promises not to tell anyone. Maurice loves candy, but he knows that stealing is wrong.

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation September 7, 2009

Ricky and Nadia were talking in class. Their teacher, Mrs. Belle, thought she heard Jenny's voice. Mrs. Belle wants to send Ricky and Jenny to the principal's office for disrupting class. Nadia doesn't want Jenny to get in trouble for something she didn't do, but she doesn't want to get in trouble either.

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