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Part 1

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Santat, Dan. A First Time for Everything. First Second, 2023. Hardcover.

· In Part 1, Santat grew up in a small town just outside of Los Angeles, called Camarillo.

· His mother had lupus, a disease where the immune system attacks its own tissues.

· The disease exhausted her, so Santat often helped her with errands.

· She was hospitalized a few times, so they did not travel much.

· Santat was an only child who kept himself busy at home.

· He stayed out of trouble, tried his best in school, and did normal kids’ stuff like playing with friends and Little League sports.

· His life was good until middle school.

· There he began to feel the stress of being a kid when he saw all the bullies at school.

· He learned to survive by keeping a low profile and trying...

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