These projects are like some kind of nevernever land, like they never got put on a regular map. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. In addition to the junebug books, alice mead is also the author of soldier mom and girl of kosovo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Meads writing approaches the power of walter dean myerss novels about innercity life, but is for a younger audience. Its as if we all got lost, right in the middle of the city. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two prior books featuring junebug, both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies. Reeve nicknamed junebug for his curiosity, his mother, and little sister tasha have left the housing project, with its gangs and drugs. My opinion on this this book is great this book is heart warming it intresting how the boy litterly bottle his feeling up. Boys and girls, men and women would like this book. He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing. So junebug comes up with a plan to launch a flotilla, fifty glass bottles containing notes with his wish, in the hope that someone somewhere will help to make his dream come true. There is a lot of violence in the book in some parts of the book. Fiction junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood.
An excellent choice, particularly for reluctant readers. The first two junebug books were both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies. Junebug by alice me ad 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Junebug by alice mead 1996, paperback for sale online ebay. But he has a big birthday plan to keep his hope alive. Alice mead has 20 books on goodreads with 1837 ratings. Junebug copes first with the ambulance and then with taking care of himself and tasha. His mother has gotten a job as the residential manager of an apartment building for the elderly. He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing project where drugs, gangs, and guns are part of everyday life. Junebugs tenth birthday is coming up, and he knows the gangs and drug dealers will be after him to join them. Junebug alice mead fsg books for young readers this book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. My favorite part of the book was when june bug wrote what he wanted for his birthday.
School library journal from the inside flap reeve mclain, jr. But hes a realist, too, and knows that when he turns ten in two weeks hell be fair game for the drug dealers, gangs, and guns that are an integral part of the projects, so he launches a. Read junebug by alice mead for free with a 30 day free trial. Junebug is a boy who has bottles he writes notes in those bottles and he goes to the ocean to make them drift away in to the sun set. If there were 100 stars, i would rate it exactly 100. This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. See the progress your students make while they are reading. In junebug, she gently portrays a dangerous world as seen through the eyes of a child who refuses to give up his optimism and hope. Junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood. Free junebug worksheets and literature unit for teachers. While she and tasha are both happy, junebug is not. Since ten is the age when boys in the projects are. This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children.
Mead s prose is fluid and rhythmic in this sequel to junebug 1995. His younger sister, tasha, quickly fits in and becomes friendly with the. Mead crossing the starlight bridge, 1994 has stores of affection for her wonderful characters. Alice mead has written several books about children in warravaged societies, including girl of kosovo, an ncsscbc notable trade book in the field of social studies. Alice mead is also the author of junebug and adems cross.
Buy a cheap copy of junebug and the reverend book by alice mead. Alice mead fsg books for young readers farrar, straus and giroux byr this book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. Junebughas a dream of one day escaping the decrepit housing project in which he, little sister tasha, and his mother are forced to live, a dream in which hes a ships captain, sailing free. In junebug in trouble by alice mead, the third adventure about the 10yearold hero, he meets up with robert, an old friend from the housing project where junebug and his family used to live. The voice of narrator peter francis james adds a warmth to this tale that allows junebug to. Alice mead author of junebug meet your next favorite book. Alice mead is a former teacher in innercity schools. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Junebug book report form pdf file customize the junebug book report junebug. Read junebug online by alice mead books free 30day trial.
Some of the stuff that goes on in the auburn street projects, im never gonna do. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two other books featuring junebug. Junebugdreams that someday he and his family will move from the housing project. Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read junebug in trouble.
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