For instance, I’m reading the Gregor the Overlander series with my 5th graders right now. The one thing that I did find less than accessible was the very beginning. Mr. H., Could you provide passages where Clayton or other characters are “singing”/”humming” songs that become an obstacle for you in reading the text? .
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino Word lists, definitions, and example sentencesJunior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020 I feel ALL’S FAIRE was more innovative in giving these shared tropes novelty and twists.So I had a number of issues with Punk, but the thing that drove me absolutely nuts was all the educational stuff shoved in there.
Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino Created by Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site I, for one, would like offer an observation for First Rule of Punk. There don’t seem to be cell phones and the absent from school reports come by letter rather than phone call and there’s the thing with the Dad having the special ring signal to call the mom at work. Award Win Active Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 11:33. Teacher's Guide Like CLAYTON BYRD, the strengths of this book, for me, lie in theme and character.
I wasn’t looking forward to Clayton Byrd because it sounded depressing and I was looking forward to Punk because it sounded fun, but I found them opposite. Williams-Garcia has done something masterful with language – creating a story that reads with the rhythm of the music (the blues) that the story is based around. I didn’t feel like she was a music lover the way I felt Clayton was a musician. If it is supposed to be that the mom knew, that needs to be clearer. The name of the guitar, standing alone and strong. It starts with Dad telling Malu that the first rule of punk is be yourself and ends with Malu saying that the first rule of punk is be yourself/make your own rules. I also didn’t buy how easily he was taken advantage of. I feel like the best two books on this list that show layered and fully-realizing secondary character are, THE HATE YOU GIVE and THE WAR I FINALLY WON. ).This novel is distinguished in so many ways. She played the rival for James Stewart's affections, and was driven away by witch Kim Novak, in Bell Book and Candle (1958), a pre-Bewitched (1964) comedy. Not being familiar with jazz music myself, I couldn’t find the rhythm and became distracted. Sadly, I did not take notes as i read these book over the year. Punk music plays a role in the story, but not in the style of the writing.
Roxanne, it’s like your Impressionist painting if I couldn’t see it and could only rely on descriptive words like cool, clear, and sharp. I think the author’s love for the blues came through, but I did experience it as being Clayton’s love too. 4-7. Winner Rank: SLCT. On the other hand Clayton’s mom did have life of her own. By using our site you consent to our use of cookies. I found Malu a vibrant and fully realized character. She’ll do anything to preserve this, which includes standing up to an anti-punk school administration to fight for her right to express herself! He could make it cry like no one else could.” The way Williams-Garcia punctuates each short sentences at the right beat. I like how deftly Perez showed the reader more than Malu was willing to, or able, to see.
This book exemplifies excellence of presentation for a child audience.So I thought Clayton Byrd did a great job making me empathasize with Clayton—I felt about things the same way he did.
I mean, she listens to music, but she seems more into the look and attitude. Mixed-race (Mexican/white) Malú, whose parents are amicably divorced, is unhappy about leaving her dad, who nurtured her interest in punk. On the other hand, I felt some sympathy for Malu, but I did not empathize with her most of the time. Although Clayton himself is a likable character and some of the symbols work as narrative devices (e.g., Clayton being lulled to sleep), the story didn’t feel fleshed out. As I stated in my earlier post, she “Has a life of her own.” I just find her story-line overpowering to Clayton’s own.
It’s not that the text is puzzling, but I for one am not clear exactly what I am supposed to be hearing, even just the rhythm of the words, let alone the music, and whether that’s what the author was hearing.
Celia C. Pérez is the author of The First Rule of Punk, a 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book, a 2018 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Winner, and a 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book.She lives in Chicago with her family where, in addition to writing books about lovable weirdos and outsiders, she works as a librarian. And then often those scenes would be directly followed by a zine on that exact topic with tons of detail! Among these themes, grief, anger, loss, and music are all powerfully handled and the characters’ unique ways of dealing with emotion makes them strong and realistic.
Audiobook Excerpt On Day One, twelve-year-old Malú (María Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen bee, violates the school’s dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mom in the process. The rythym of the language fits the tone of the book.
. I question whether the author’s affection for this style of music is sufficient to make Clayton’s absorption in it relatable to a child audience. One thing they have in common, though, is the style of music coming through in the pace, tone, and writing of the text. I’m thinking of the following criteria from the manual that deals with the high end of age range (wouldn’t a narrow specicifc audience fit this as well):I really liked Clayton Byrd. I also felt that the delineation of a setting was somewhere this book fell flat. The biggest weakness to me, was the development of a plot.
About the Author Celia C. Pérez is the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book.