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The Buddy System

by Sam Wedelich

An unlikely museum pairing

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An unlikely museum pairing

A class trip to a museum puts two very different kids together under the familiar rules of the Buddy System. When an encounter with the museum’s assistant director goes awry and the pair become lost, their reluctant partnership takes on a new purpose. The setup brings friendship and the awkwardness of being assigned a companion into a shared adventure, with the book’s promised twist suggesting that the pairing may work out in an unexpected way.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in stories about friendship
  • Young readers who enjoy class-trip and museum adventures
  • Families and educators looking for a picture book about getting along with someone different

Themes

FriendshipBeing paired with someone differentCooperationSchool field trips

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Book overview

A funny picture book about two very opposite kids who get lost in a museum, and the Buddy System that brings them together in an unexpected twist.

Every kid knows the Buddy System. That dreaded setup where your teacher pairs you up with someone else for a quick trip to the bathroom or a daylong field trip? If you're lucky, you'll get paired with a best friend. But what if you're not so lucky?

That's just what happens to our odd couple duo when they're paired, nay, STUCK together on a class trip to the museum. But when an encounter with the very serious Assistant Museum Director goes awry, these two might discover there is some good to the Buddy System after all. . .
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