| Booktalk
#1
For as long as she can remember,
Nora has been different. And for as long as she can remember, she
tried to be normal and fit in. You see, Nora is a genius. But
she realized early on that she didn't want to be. So she has spent
her first few years in school imitating the normal kids and not standing
out. No one has any idea that she is bright. But things change
in 5th grade. Nora sees how the standardized testing starts dividing
kids into different groups based on the results. Because of this,
she decides that she will get nothing but bad grades. This is the
beginning of her plan.
Booktalk #2
Do you know what it’s like
to remember everything that has ever happened to you? Do you know what
it’s like to constantly analyze everything? Do you know what it’s like
to realize that what seems normal to you seems strange to other people?
If you answered yes to all these questions, then you could be a part of
the top 2% of the most intelligent people in the world. Fifth grader Nora
Rose Rowley realized as a toddler that she had to underachieve to fit into
the world around her. Her plan works until she gets to fifth grade. When
Nora brings home a terrible report card to prove a point about all the
fuss made over testing, things begin to change. Nora’s true intelligence
is realized and she must decide how to deal with this change in her life.
(Prepared by Becky Bridges,
SCASL
Children’s Book Awards) |
