Response Blogs (EDUC 325 Children's Literature)

        Part One                   Chbosky, Stephen.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower . MTV Books/Gallery Books, 2012.              Suggested Grade Levels: 9-12              Genre: Fiction            Part Two         After reading this book, I was supportive of the main theme of this book which was        essentially teens dealing with being a wallflower. This book deals with anything a teenager can go through in my opinion in regards to inclusivity, drugs, sex, death, sexuality, and traumatic childhood events. All of these issues lead back to how you deal with them, how it changes you, and how others perceive you throughout them in which some cases people end up portraying as a wallflower. I can personally relate to this book and what it is like to be a wallflower...

        Part One                   Kibuishi, Kazu.  Amulet . Graphix, 2008 .              Suggested Grade Levels: 3-7              Genre: Fantasy              Part Two        Judging solely on the cover of the graphic novel, I predicted that the book was going to be about a boy and a girl going on an adventure with a magical necklace. The cover had a door with tentacles popping out from it which completely threw me off. My prediction was it was a book was appropriated for younger children and it wouldn't have any harsh elements in it. After reading the book, I noticed it was more of a dark, mysterious graphic novel. It included death, bizarre creatures, and industrial characteristics such as steel submarines and robots. It gave a twist to normal graphic novels and was packed with...

        Part One                  Paterson, Katherine.  Bridge to Terabithia . Harper, 2017.              Suggested Grade Levels: 4-7              Genre: Children's Literature              Part Two         Initially I had only heard of this book and seen the previews for the movie as a child. The only background information I knew about the book was it involved fantasy and imaginary creatures. I predicted that the setting was going to be different. I thought the whole book was going to take place in a fantasy land instead of the fantasy land being apart of the two character's imagination. After reading the book it quickly became one of my favorite children's book I've read from the list so far. It combined reality and fantasy nicely. It included real life socioeconomic problems o...

        Part One                Yumoto, Kazumi, and Hui Jin.  The Friends . Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.              Suggested Grade Levels: 6-8              Genre: Fiction              Part Two          Looking at the cover of the book, I thought of it as a book about three pre-teen boys going on an adventure through their city.  I figured it was a multicultural book that took place in an asian country such as Korea or Japan.  After reading the book I learned my prediction was way off. I enjoyed the book added a twist with the three boys becoming friends with not another pre-teen, but an older man. I feel like I can personally connect with this book because many of my family members are older and the almost comical way they introduced the old man and his mann...

           Part One               Park, Linda Sue.  When My Name Was Keoko . Recorded Books, 2003.              Suggested Grade Levels: 4-7              Genre: Fiction               Part Two                   My prediction before reading this book was that it was going to be a story about a child and her family living life and embracing their Korean culture. In no way did I think this was going to be a book about the tragedies of World War II for the Koreans. Especially considering this a book for grade levels 4-7. Overall I enjoyed reading this book. I believe it gave an accurate background about WWII and the struggles Koreans faced with the discrimination the Japanese had towards them.   There was one section in the book where Sun-Hee...