Desmond and the Very Mean Word
by Tutu, Desmond
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AR Book Level
3.9
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,538
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
157355 EN
About this book
After a group of boys shout a mean word at young Desmond, kindly Father Trevor helps him sort through his conflicted feelings and learn compassion. Inspired by an incident from Tutu's childhood in South Africa. The coauthor is Douglas Carlton Abrams.