The theme of the book is bullying and courage to stand up to bullying. The setting gives you information on the when and where of the story. In several cases, the linked site also lists other local businesses from which a plat map may be purchased. As alluded to prior, many counties now produce and maintain their own plat books. It is a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so old and ruinous that it.
During the story they pull a bunch of mean and practical jokes on will and katie tries her best to stop them. Haroun and the sea of stories is a 1990 childrens book by salman rushdie. Egghead is a book addressing bullying that follows the highschool life of. Katie was my favourite character, three character traits that describe her are. Devan stood up for katie when she was going to be bullied and that took a lot of courage. Check out the egghead characters trait sheet the author created during the brainstorming of her characters. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ive read books that are in verse well maybe just one but yeah. Sure there are use of vulgar words but they make each poem funnier. The book egghead by caroline pignat is basically about bullying. Use the crack open a character worksheet to map character traits.
I decided to read this book because i liked the title egghead and because the front cover caught my eye. Reading strategies in the book egghead there is five main characters. A boy named will started grade 9 with his best friend katie and jenna. Discuss what traits made it into the novel and which ones are critical to the plot. Pignat wrote this book as a response to a junior high memory of being a. I am recommending that this book be done as a novel study for the grade 7 class as part of our character education. They usually follow a plot line and the story unfolds and all but egghead s different. Most of the story is told through the eyes of katie and devan as the. Or, you cant survive on ideas alone hardcover october 1, 20. Three students are now opening a new page to their lives, high school this change gives them a sense of responsibility, but yet fills them with anxiousness, caution and excitement. Egghead is a heartfelt story about bullying told from the perspective of 3 teens. Below is a map with links to known locations and additional information for obtaining a plat map. What i liked about this book is that it is about 3 high school kids that are going through a rough time at school and in the end they stand up to the bully and. Will reid is a gawky kid who wears fake turtlenecks, is obsessed with his ant farm and is lousy at gym.
There isnt any story, each poem is something different. Why are numerous, specific and detailed traits important to knowing and creating fictional characters even if the trait never gets shown in the story. Novel study kit for egghead canlit books for kids and teens. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Platbooks and land ownership maps state cartographers. It was rushdies fifth novel, following the satanic verses.
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