Choice Novel

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous PieHeat

Stargirl

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pieby Jordan Sonnenblick

Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318404.Drums_Girls_Dangerous_Pie

Heatby Mike Lupica

Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-year old brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system—or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael’s secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28899.Heat

Stargirlby Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.

Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22232.Stargirl

Choice Novel ProjectTo prepare:

1. Write your first and last name and title of your novel on the tab of the file folder.

Joe Schmoe - Heat

Choice Novel Project2. Divide the four faces of the

file folder into four sections.

Choice Novel Project3. Label the four sides of the

file folder with the divisions. D, G, & DP

pages 1-63, 64-130,

131-195, 196-273Heatchapters 1-7, 8-1516-23, 24-28

Stargirlchapters 1-10, 11-

17,18-26, 27-33

Ch. 1-7

Choice Novel Project4. Label the four squares on

each side of the folder.

Repeat on all four sides.

Ch. 1-7reading log literary

elements

vocabulary summary

1. reading log2. literary

elements3. vocabulary4. summary

Choice Novel ProjectHere are some tips/guidelines

for each section.Ch. 1-7

reading log literary elements

vocabulary summary

reading log4/29/13 – p. 1-54/30/13 – p. 6-135/1/13 – p. 13-18

Choice Novel ProjectCh. 1-7

reading log literary elements

vocabulary summary

literary elements:imagerysettingconflictmoodsymbolismcharacterization -

p. 2 – Ramon“He was not the

smartest 16-year-old… But he was lazy enough...”

Choice Novel ProjectCh. 1-7

reading log literary elements

vocabulary summary

vocabulary• conference (6): a

meeting of 2+ people

• prominent (7): standing out; noticeable

• flourish (9): the act of waving

Choice Novel ProjectCh. 1-7

reading log literary elements

vocabulary summary

summarybeginning, middle, end