November blues book report

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read november blues. It answered some of the questions i had about pregnancy and teens. I hope november will be able to one day continue on with her education life. The ending is unresolved, which may mean the author plans another book. The second book in the jericho trilogy, november blues explores the hardships of teenage pregnancy. November blues is the story of a brave high school aged girl who must make a colossal decision that all too many high school girls today are faced with. November blues begins with a rather graphic description of the early discomforts of pregnancy. November blues is a 2007 young adult novel by american writer sharon m. Students will take a character from the novel and critically analyze them and in the end construct a paper. November thought for sure she was going to lose her child. Draper a young girl named november nelson gets pregnant, her boyfriend died, and she wouldnt be able to finish school.

Perfect for fans of series like whatever after and the dork diaries. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on africanamerican students at frederick douglass high school. November nelson lost her boyfriend, josh prescott, when a pledge stunt went horribly wrong. The mystery book report is due on october 30, 2014 click here for the directions for the october report novemberdecember cereal box report for the novemberdecember book report the students will be creating a cereal box book report. How does this textual choice help capture the readers attention. November blues guided reading packetlesson plan by juli. Complete country blues guitar book november 2019 376. November blues view book details welcome to the official site of.

She thinks life cant get worse then she learns she is carrying joshs child. Draper captures the life of an average teen through the realest form of unreality exceptionally well. November blues study guide the following questions could be used for small group discussions, whole class discussions, or short answer written questions. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Draper is a young adult novel that tells a story of november nelson and her single mom going through difficult time dealing with the baby and her boyfriend parents and jericho lost in two decision whether to continue to play his beloved trumpet or start playing football.

Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. November blues 1st edition1st printing by draper, sharon m. This book is for older teens due to the situational conflicts in the book.

Its the second novel of the jericho trilogy, the sequel to the battle of jericho. The novels events unfold in the aftermath of josh prescotts death from a fall from a secondstory window during a pledge stunt. November blues book report essay example graduateway. We will resume our normal schedule for stripers tomorrow, saturday, november 2nd, at 7. In this analysis, they will have to choose a literary criticism and how it applies to the character and the. Created by multicultural childrens book day view on multicultural childrens book day share. Draper essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help. If youre writing a november blues essay and need some advice, post your sharon m. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that novembers contractions begin, the web of relationships that has been carefully built up from the start comes to the forefront, and makes the rest of the book breathtakingly moving. Fiction, schools, high schools, pregnancy, african americans, juvenile fiction.

All thirteenyearold raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have. November blues is a stunning, heartwarming book that kept me reading it for hours. The book tackles and discusses the issue of teen pregnancy, as well as making the readers aware that actions always have consequences and that taking responsibility for those actions is always very important. Published 2007 condition as new in as new dust jacket. How can she tell her mother, who shares novembers dream of a college scholarship. When november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. Sequel to coretta scott king award winner the battle of jericho, november blues is a coretta scott king honor book.

Late reports will be deducted a letter grade for each day not handed in. When i found it at the library i had this feeling that this book was for me. November blues october 23, 2007 edition open library. November blues guided reading packet is licensed under a creative commons attribution 3. Eventually it will all show up all over again and you have to have the tools to deal and to move forward. Your students will love this candid and honest story. November is the smartest senior in her high school, but after a fumbling night with her boyfriend, josh, who subsequently died in a freak fraternity accident, she discovers she is pregnant. If you are author or own the of this book, please report to us by using this dmca report form. We will resume fishing for stripers and blues tomorrow, tuesday, november 19th, at 7.

His girlfriend, november nelson, is pregnant, his cousin jericho has lost his best friend and his parents hire a lawyer to try to convince november that they ought to raise their grandchild. November blues isbn 9781439164358 pdf epub sharon m. Drapers jericho trilogy and coretta scott king honor book, jericho and november are locked together in pain from the past. Alone in the house, she pulls the test kit out of her backpack, knowing before she sees the results that she is pregnant. In an effort to continually promote literacy and to develop a love of reading, your child will participate in a monthly book report program. A funny new middle grade series about three 12yearold best friends who start a babysitting club in their small california town. November blues the jericho trilogy book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that november s contractions begin, the web of relationships that has been carefully built up from the start comes to the forefront, and makes the rest of the book breathtakingly moving. Draper, october 23, 2007, atheneum edition, hardcover in english. This is a noholdsbarred look at what happens when life doesnt go as planned. November blues by sharon draper book trailer youtube. When her dead boyfriends parents find out they try to do as much as they can to take custody of the. Draper november blues is a stunning, heartwarming book that kept me reading it for hours. November blues tells the story of november nelson and jericho prescott after a horrible accident at their school.

Brisa banuelos summary theme the end november gets pregnant and doesnt know what to do so she gets help from family and friends. November blues is the second book in the jericho trilogy students will be asking to read after battle of jericho. Learn more about the history of blues, soul and rock and roll with music books and publications from bluescentric. November must face her parents, as well as the truth in this poignant portrayal of growing up under difficult circumstances. See more ideas about me quotes, words and inspirational quotes. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. November nelson is an average 16yearold social butterfly in high school. Borrowed from the library at school id heard from a couple of the students at my school that this was an excellent book, and id used its synopsis for a book talk for an assignment in my library course a couple months ago, so i figured it was finally time for me to read it. Jericho expresses his anger in the field and goes through many struggles. This packet contains journal topics, quizzes, vocabulary, and comprehension questions for every chapter in the book november blues. November nelson lost her boyfriend josh when a high school hazing incident went horribly wrong. Student made book trailer on november blues by sharon draper. This stunning sequel to the coretta scott king honor book the battle of jericho has energy, pathos, and drama, and doesnt shrink from telling kids what.

She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by fire, and was most recently awarded the charlotte huck award for stella by starlight. Draper published june 26, 2008 rac, realistic fiction. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The following is a list of book reports that must be completed by your child. Review november blues voya october 2007 eleventh grader november nelson feels queasy and ill much of the time. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. November gains the support of her friends and manages to show where courage and support can get you in life. November is her mothers perfect princess, the one whos going to. This book deals with the aftermath of joshs death from hazing and the ensuing grief his close friends experience, especially his girlfriend november. The whirlwind of a wedding, college visits, prom, and the last few months of senior year provides an excellent backdrop for this final book about lara jean. I hate the part when josh parents tired to take the baby and give november money. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and.