This is an easy, fast read, but don't let that fool you! It clearly communicates a very important message, a message that must be shared with our youth as well as some adults who may be unintentionally falling short in teaching this life lesson to our youth. This book will help them teach the lesson!There are several messages in the story, but the most important one is having the ability to know when it is and/or is not appropriate to "relax" the speech. Over the years, not only has slang permeated standard English, but so has incorrect usage of, for example, subject/object pronouns which has become accepted even in corporate America! The Code Switch lesson must be taught to children so they can recognize and avoid falling into the trap of being too relaxed, when inappropriate, while speaking.Fantastic storyline! I highly recommend the book to all who work with children and teens, especially English, Language Arts teachers!