DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

           What kind of business did Mac run out of the “fourth stall?”

  How do you feel about the methods Mac uses to run his business? 

    Is Mac a nice guy? Why or why not?

   How are Mac and Vince’s personalities different?

    Why do you think that Vince always gives Mac credit for having good ideas even some of the             ideas are his own?
            
    All of Mac’s friends had reputations for being tough. Which of the nine friends (pages 81-                    90) would you fear the most and why?

     W hich of Mac’s friends would you like to meet the most (pages 81-90) and why? 

           Why were Vince and Mac saving money?

    Why was everyone so afraid of Staples? Give examples.

    Were you surprised at the way the book ended?

FUN ACTIVITIES TO GO WITH THE FOURTH STALL!

Using the descriptions of each of Mac’s friends (pages 81-90) create a picture of one of the friends.

  Draw all nine of Mac’s friends to scale using the information from (pages 81-90).

Design a new book cover for the book.

April's BOOK CHOICE!!! READ IT NOW!

Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. It's what he does—he and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on your side. His office is located in the East Wing boys' bathroom, fourth stall from the high window. And business is booming.

Or at least it was, until one particular Monday. It starts with a third grader in need of protection. And before this ordeal is over, it's going to involve a legendary high school crime boss named Staples, an intramural gambling ring, a graffiti ninja, the nine most dangerous bullies in school, and the first Chicago Cubs World Series game in almost seventy years. And that's just the beginning. Mac and Vince soon realize that the trouble with solving everyone else's problems is that there's no one left to solve yours.

READ IT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!