I’ve been thinking a lot about this question lately–should characters change throughout the course of a novel, and more specifically–should they change for the better? In the latest novel I’m working on, I had a fairly simple, but hopefully humorous-appealing-to-boys story, idea for a middle-grade series–especially book one. While writing it and finishing the first [...]
December 5, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Tags: character study, characterization, Finding My Place | 5 Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Young adult novel, contemporary Freshman girl (in high school) as main character Rating: This book gave me chills and is so realistic, it is scary. Read it! Short, short summary: Melinda is beginning her first day of high school as an outcast. She wasn’t an outcast in eighth grade–she [...]
September 15, 2008 in Anderson, Laurie Halse, Young Adult Novels
Tags: characterization, date rape, freshman year, Laurie Halse Anderson, outcast, Speak, young adult novel | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Young adult novel, contemporary Eleventh-grade girl as main character Rating: Wonderful voice and loveable characters, whom you can’t stop caring about (even after you’ve read the last page.) Short, short summary: When your name is used in a phrase such as, “Way to pull a Steph Landry,” and your [...]
September 5, 2008 in Cabot, Meg, Young Adult Novels
Tags: astronomy, characterization, How to Be Popular, journal entries, Meg Cabot, popularity, the in crowd, young adult novel | No Comments »
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