Sam’s best friend Eric loves to hunt. His whole family hunts-even his mom and grandmother. But Sam’s mom is a vegetarian, and his father prefers to buy his meat at the supermarket. Sam wants to make up his
own mind. With his parents’ support he works hard to get
his hunting license so he can join Eric and his dad for opening
day. Although he feels great to be one of the happy crowd at
the opening-day breakfast, once he sees a deer in the woods,
he wonders if he really wants to shoot an animal. And if he decides
hunting is not Susan Bartlett offers a sensitive story about friendship while also sharing accurate information about deer habits, tracking, and hunting. Opening Day celebrates the strength of a young man determined to be true to his feelings, as it acknowledges the generosity and kindness true friends share.
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