Book description
The internationally bestselling book that inspired the Pay It Forward movement is now available in a middle grade edition.
Pay It Forward is a moving, uplifting novel about Trevor McKinney, a twelve-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts his teacher’s challenge to earn extra credit by coming up…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Pay It Forward as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Much focus is on a young boy's idea to better the world by encouraging those who receive help to pay kindness forward to three more people and so on and so on. Trevor does start the ball rolling by helping others in need, and the story is filled with second chances.
Most touching is that of his teacher, who first gave him the assignment. Horribly scarred in the Vietnam War and feeling isolated because of his appearance, Reuben breaks out of his self-created bubble to love again.
From Patricia's list on taking on a second chance.
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