The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook,Leslie Connorcomes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-relianceredemptionand hope. Mason Buttle is the biggestsweatiest kid in his gradeand everyone knows he can barely read or write. MasonΓÇÖs learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months agoMasonΓÇÖs best friendBenny Kilmartinturned up dead in the Buttle familyΓÇÖs orchard. An investigation drags onand Masonhonest as the day is longcanΓÇÖt understand why Lieutenant Baird wonΓÇÖt believe the story Mason has told about that day. Both Mason and his new friendtiny Calvin Chumskyare relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhoodso they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missingMason finds himself in trouble again. HeΓÇÖs desperate to figure out what happened to Calvinand eventuallyBenny. But will anyone believe him?