Why I picked it up
Sonnenblick. ย Why else? ย He never disappoints. ย Even though the topics, covers, and titles never seen to be something I would like, I ALWAYS fall in love with the story. ย I have learned not to question, just to begin reading and let the magic happen.
Why I finished it
Sonnenblick. He did not disappoint. The characters are powerful and the story line captivating. ย I loved Peter, who is the typical teen boy with a consistently inconsistent daily teen life. ย He is coping with disappointment and challenges that are thrown his way, including a love interest. ย The novel is not solely about baseball, it is about finding identity and coming of age. ย Truly one of Sonnenblick’s masterpieces.
Who I would give it to
This book is great for young adults who love to read, as well as for those who have a hard time finding a book that will interest them. ย Definitely a great choice for young men who love sports! It might even lean more towards teenage boys than girls.
Integration ideas
Visualizing
This book has three distinct sections, each begun with a beautiful description of photographs. ย The descriptions are perfect for practicing visualization. ย Read each section aloud to the students while they close their eyes and picture the scene. ย Afterwards, students can draw what they heard. ย Additionally, students should record words and phrases from the text that helped them see, hear, smell, taste, or feel certain elements. ย Students could also recreate the still picture based on the description by arranging themselves to create a tableau.
Descriptive Writing/ Writers’ Notebook
Students should bring in a photograph of their own. ย After charting out what they see, hear, smell, taste, and feel, they should write their own description of the picture. ย This description should provide the reader with a vivid and exact visualization of what the picture was without seeing the picture.
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