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Schindler, Holly.
THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014 IL 3-6, RL 5.2 ISBN 0803737254 (2 booktalks) |
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Booktalk #1 So what do you do when someone calls your house ugly? What do you do when they make you feel like you’re not worth much? You fight back, of course! You create beauty where there is none. With many trips to the junkyard and loads of determination, Auggie and her grandfather work hard turning trash into treasures. But do others see their work as beauty? Will their house be torn down? Find out when you read The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky. (Prepared by: Cheryl Curtis, Chukker Creek Elementary, South Carolina Children's Books Award Nominee, 2016) Booktalk #2 August
“Auggie” Jones lives with her Grandpa Gus, in a poor
part of town. Auggie loves to see how her Grandpa, who
hauls trash, turns junk into beautiful folk art. So when
Gus and Auggie turn a broken toaster into a flower,
church windows into a rainbow walkway, and an old car
into spinning whirligigs and decorate their lawn with
them, the entire neighborhood of Serendipity Place gets
in on the act. They are surprised when the House
Beautification Committee sends notices to everyone in
their neighborhood for being in violation of city codes.
Auggie and her grandpa discover a talent they never knew
they had and readers will want to talk about what
creativity and beauty mean to them. |
| SUBJECTS: Dwellings -- Fiction. Folk art -- Fiction. Grandfathers -- Fiction. Neighborhoods -- Fiction. |
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