Alicia Wills Wills itibaren Schlewenhof, Lüksemburg
1924 Newbery Medal Winner
Short and sweet. The writting style of this author is very point-by-point. Not a lot of beating around the bush. The story itself is reveals much about human relationships: the good and the bad. I enjoyed this book very much.
Read this in 6th grade and loved it.
This book instantly captures the audience as it is sensitively written. The story of a young girl who struggles to make sense of the letters on the page. As her classmates mock and tease her it becomes an emotional strain weighing on her confidence and self efficacy. Elements of teasing and bullying are present in the story and may open the topic of discussion of how to build a supportive class. She ponders why is it that she is the only one that can't read in a family who values education so much. She takes refuge in her drawing skill and late in elementary school one teacher in particular notices her troubles and helps her become a reader. Use this book to show students that it is ok to have difficulty and that they can achieve success in learning. Struggling students are sure to identify with the main character here and it may turn a new leaf in reviving students motivation to learn when it has proven difficult. Note the creative teaching methods the teacher used to reach the student.