| Booktalk
#1
Emily Windsnap has never been
in the water. Well, sure she has taken showers during her twelve
years but she hasn't even been in a bathtub full of water. Not that
she hasn't wanted to. She has begged her mother for years to let
her have swimming lessons. But, her mother is terrified of the water
and doesn't want Emily near it. But she finally relents and agrees
to let Emily take lessons. During the first class, Emily is amazed
at how comfortable she feels in the water. She glides underneath
just as if she had been doing it all her life. But then something
happens. Her legs begin to feel as if they were attached. And
then they go numb. Emily is terribly frightened and doesn't know
what is happening. What is wrong with her legs?
Booktalk #2
Emily is finally going to learn
to swim. Little does she know that she already can. In fact, she can swim
just like a fish, well almost. As the seventh grade gathers by the pool,
Emily tumbles into the water and discovers the most incredible secret about
herself! Terrified, Emily exited the pool so quickly no one could
have possibly noticed the change in her, or could they have? (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face committee, 2005-2006) |
