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Kelly, Erin Entrada.
YOU GO FIRST
New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
IL 3-6
ISBN 9780062414182

(2 booktalks)
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Booktalk #1

Middle school is a tough time for kids today. It is a time when you are in between being a kid and growing up into an adult. On the surface, Charlotte and Ben seemingly lead different lives, but the two have more in common than they think. Both are highly gifted and both are going through family turmoil. They are able to connect through a game of online Scrabble, and learn that your real friends accept you for who you are. (Prepared by: Deborah Heath, Jefferson Elementary School, dheath2@acpsd.net
for South Carolina Book Award)

Booktalk #2

Twelve-year-old Charlotte and 11-year-old Ben are both going through an extremely stressful week -- Charlotte's father is in hospital after a heart attack and Ben's parents have just announced to him that they are getting a divorce. Entering middle school has meant both tweens have grown apart from their elementary school friends and aren't sure who they can reach out to now. The pair -- who only know each other through a virtual Scrabble game -- begin talking to each other on the phone. By following the pair through one week of their lives, this book touches on difficult feelings while also highlighting the power of friendship and strong family bonds.  (New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award 2021)



SUBJECTS:   Middle schools -- Fiction.
                        Schools -- Fiction.
                        Friendship -- Fiction.
                        Heart -- Surgery -- Fiction.
                        Divorce -- Fiction.
                        Bullying -- Fiction.
                        Scrabble (Game) -- Fiction.

 
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