Peacemaker Sarah

Sarah isn't in the mood to go to school at the beginning of the story because-

• She is worried about keeping her friends happy.

• She does not like what her mother gave her for breakfast

• she did not sleep well the night before

• she does not want to be friends with Susie and or Kelly anymore

Which detail from the story supports the conclusion that Sarah wants her two best friends to get along?

• She doesn't speak to her mom on the way to school.

• She only plays with one or the other of them at recess.

• She invites them both to her house to play a game they both like.

• She likes chocolate and vanilla swirled frozen yogurt.

Susie and Kelly probably don't like each other because-

• they have never met each other

• they don't like any of the same books or movies

• they have never been in the same class at school

• they are each jealous of the attention Sarah gives the other

Why doesn't Sarah tell Susie or Kelly that they are both coming over to play?

• She thinks it will be more fun if only one friend comes over.

• She knows that they will be surprised and happy to see each other.

• She thinks the girls won't agree to come over if they know they will both be there.

• She has not decided yet which friend she likes the best.

Which character's perspectives does the drawing that goes with the story illustrate?

• Mom's

• Susie's

• Sarah's

• Kelly's

The fact that Sarah makes a list of her friends' activities help the reader understand-

• that Sarah is a caring person

• that Sarah's friends don't like each other

• that Sarah likes Kelly better than Susie

• that Sarah is angry at her own mom