This one is must-have for middle grade and middle school! ( Click here for more reviews of new books.Reasoning: main characters are in middle school Summary and Review
There are a TON of great resources for teachers of writing too, including samples of her editorial critique letter, her giant revising diagrams, and more! I can't wait to incorporate some of these real-world examples into my curriculum.
In it, she explored a ton of different topics in the "behind the scenes" of the book, including how she got the idea, insights into drafting, the positive impact of her sensitivity readers, and more. Kate also published an amazing blog series, Countdown to Breakout, that covered the 23 days before the book launched. This is a book that will spark some great discussions and (hopefully) reflection in its readers. Middle grade readers are gently introduced to various microaggressions, and issues such as racial profiling, the disproportionate incarceration rates of African-Americans, and more. Kate has done a great job of weaving the big issues of racism, privilege, and prison reform into an engaging and entertaining story. It also provides multiple perspectives on certain incidences during the story, and the reader gets to witness the characters' understandings of themselves and their town evolve. This format really allows the voices of the various contributors (friends Nora and Lizzie and new-in-town Elidee) to shine. How long will this search go on? And what might the community learn in the process?īreakout is told through a collection of documents to be added to the town's time capsule project. Nearly everyone in town has some connection to the prison, and the lockdowns, police searches, and news media affect everyone. Two prisoners escape from the local prison, shattering the quiet in the sleepy town of Wolf Creek. But having read it, now I'm glad to have two copies to circulate in my classroom! I was so excited about this book, that I actually preordered it twice from different retailers (once in December and again in February). Her latest book, Breakout, arrived last week.
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