Chapter Book
The Viral Video
by Rao Marupudi
Ages 10–13
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Sorry is a start. Making it right is the rest. It was supposed to be funny. Sam filmed his classmate Owen screaming at a dinosaur exhibit and posted it. By morning it has 1.3 million views. Now kids roar at Owen in the hallway, and Owen has stopped coming to school. Sam knows deleting the video isn't enough. What does it take to make things right? A story about apologies and making repairs. Ages 10-13, Grades 5-8.
- Viral — spreading very fast online
- Consent — someone's permission to share something
- Humiliate — to make someone feel ashamed in public
- Apology — saying sorry and meaning it
- Repair — to make right what you damaged
- Consequence — what happens because of your action
- Accountable — willing to own what you did
- Remorse — real regret for something you did
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