Betsy Groban
Autor(a) de Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In
Obras por Betsy Groban
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- Obras
- 2
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- 1
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- 18
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- #630,789
- Avaliação
- 4.1
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- 1
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- 4
Characterization: Excellent
Recommended: Recommended
Level: Middle School
Totally Middle School is a collection of short stories told through letters, prose, verse, text message, and even a very short graphic novel at the end. Each story focuses on a different topic, ranging from “family,” “friends and fitting in,” and “finding yourself,” as each main character deals with a different aspect of middle school life.
The book is pretty straight forward and was enjoyable to read. It’s something I wish I would have had to look to when I was in middle school. This is definitely a novel I would recommend for any young reluctant readers because each story isn’t longer than ten pages or so, so they can finish one complete story and have a sense of accomplishment. Some stories were better than others, but all were important in their messages.
I particularly enjoyed the last prose story, Dog People, the most because it showed two kids in an after school animal club who were quite different from each other, learn to get along and treat each other with kindness and respect. One of the kids, William, is very serious for a middle schooler. He’s into routine and logic and sometimes gets upset when his routine is disrupted or his logic is disproven. It seems to me like he is autistic, or somewhere on the spectrum. Lucy is wary of William at first, not understanding some of his practices, or reasoning. By the end of the story, however, it’s through their dogs and their love of animals that they come to an understanding about each other and become friends. This story and all the others in the collection have important messages and values for young kids to learn. Plus, this particular story also has portions of it told through the dog’s perspective, so that was pretty fun.
Definitely an important book middle schoolers should check out!… (mais)