Greg and the Mural

In Greg and the Mural, Greg McNair has won Trinidad Community's "My Dreams of Tomorrow Today!" mural contest! Greg and a group of volunteers have been working for weeks to paint Greg's mural and clean up the park. Everyone in the community is excited for him--even his cousin James. But Greg's competition for the prize isn't happy about losing. He and his friends are using graffiti around town to show who should have won. James decides Rock's Boys are going to pay back the Crush 'Em Boys with some graffiti of their own. This leads to war, and to Greg's mural being destroyed. Will Greg follow James's lead and get revenge? Or will he continue to make good choices and let the police handle the situation?

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Life is full of making choices and these character education chapter books examine the different choices made by two cousins--the McNairs. Greg the Good is hard working and honest. Three books follow Greg as he makes choices that earn him money, respect, and a good reputation. James the Rock, on the other hand, makes the choice to join a gang and lie, cheat, and steal to get by. Three books follow James and show the consequences that come from choosing that path.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.