Today’s Excerpt:

An important part of friendship is learning how to have hard conversations and being honest, even when it’s uncomfortable. Read the scenarios below and decide how you could respond.

• You accidentally did something that hurt your friend. What do you say?
• Your friend has started saying mean things to you, but says they are just joking around. What do you do or say?
• You found out that some of your friends had a sleepover and you weren’t invited. What do you do or say?