93 pages • 3 hours read
Leslie ConnorThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Leslie ConnorFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 24-31Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 24 Summary: “French Lesson”
Mason brings Ms. Blinny a bag of apples. Ms. Blinny asks about the apple stand, and Mason says they didn’t open it, though he wanted to. He thinks, “There is still good left at our place” (95). Mason tells the Dragon about the caves. Calvin found a tour of the caves of Lascaux on his tablet. They are primitive cave drawings found by four boys and a dog. Mason loves the cave art.
Chapter 25 Summary: “Inside Bishell’s Hardware”
Mason rides Uncle Drum’s bike down to the hardware store to get supplies for the root cellar. At the hardware store, he sees Andy, one of Benny’s dads. He calls out Andy’s name and expects to see Benny coming down the aisle with something cool in his hands. Then, he remembers. “I see Andy’s face. Looking back at me. Like he’s been punched. And I remember. There was a funeral” (99). Andy leaves the store without buying anything. Mason buys his supplies and sits on the loving memory bench for his own grandfather, which is outside Bishell’s. Mason thinks about how so many people die when they are old, but not Benny.
