Summary:
This book includes several short stories that cover the tough topics that many urban children have to live with. For example, The Streak talks about how Jamie a basketball player feels that his life has all bad luck in it. Until finally his luck turns around and he wins a big basketball game for the school and gets a cute girl to go with him to the school dance.
About the Author: Walter Dean Myers
Myers was raised in Harlem, where he was shielded from the dangers of the street life from his church. Myers dropped out of high school and joined the army. As an urban child, he writes his stories from the heart and from personal experiences.
Theme/Skill: Fiction, Short Stories, Problem Solving
Grade Level: 5-8
Pre-Reading Activity:
Ask students to respond in a journal entry if they've ever felt lucky or unlucky? What made them feel this way?
Post-Reading Activity:
Have the students work in groups to re-write the ending of their favorite story in the book. Why did they make those changes?
Reflection:
I was introduced to this book at Blodgett. This book truly engages my students and they can relate to the issues covered. This book will stay on my list of books to read from now on.
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