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You Go First
Escrito por Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrado por Amielynn Abellera
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Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First is an engaging exploration of family, bullying, spelling, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships. Her perfectly pitched tween voice will resonate with fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale.
Twelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different—Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana. Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They're both highly gifted. They're both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch.
Over the course of a week, Charlotte and Ben—online friends connected only by a Scrabble game—will intersect in unexpected ways, as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. This engaging story about growing up and finding your place in the world by the Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe and the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature will appeal to fans of Rebecca Stead and Rita Williams-Garcia.
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You Go First
Escrito por Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrado por Amielynn Abellera
Descrição
Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First is an engaging exploration of family, bullying, spelling, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships. Her perfectly pitched tween voice will resonate with fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale.
Twelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different—Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana. Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They're both highly gifted. They're both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch.
Over the course of a week, Charlotte and Ben—online friends connected only by a Scrabble game—will intersect in unexpected ways, as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. This engaging story about growing up and finding your place in the world by the Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe and the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature will appeal to fans of Rebecca Stead and Rita Williams-Garcia.
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I love middle grade books that are so realistic and emotionally developed like this one. The struggles of friendship in middle school are something I remember so strongly, and it is refreshing to read similar accounts in a book instead of a polished, happy, popular life.
Charlotte and Ben live in different states but play each other on online Scrabble. They each are logical, gifted and smart and have few (if any) friends. To a certain extent, they are outcasts at school (Ben more so than Charlotte). Over the period of a week, unexpected events shake up their views of the world and their places in it: Charlotte's father has heart surgery and Ben's parents announce they are divorcing. The surgery highlights Charlotte's indifference to her father's appreciation of art and nature, and leads to her clearly seeing the demise of her friendship with Bridget. Ben runs for student council as a way to feel control over something after the divorce announcement, this despite that he's among the least popular kids in school and frequently bullied. Author Kelly is on point putting to voice the often confusing feelings of a child's loneliness. She has her finger on that pulse much like author Kevin Henkes. Very affecting and intimate reading.
Amazing! i love it so much! i can't believe I put this off for so long+
Twelve-year-old Charlotte and 11-year-old Ben are both going through an extremely stressful week -- Charlotte's older father 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.This was a lovely book about the difficult feelings that often happen to middle school students -- losing old friends, making new friends, feeling lonely, feeling disconnected, dealing with school problems, dealing with home problems, worrying what everyone is thinking about them, and dealing with bullying and teasing. It was extremely heartfelt and I can imagine many children will see themselves in some of the situations presented. The power of friendship (as well as strong family bonds) is highlighted throughout.Using just one week of their lives was an interesting device, and Kelly manages to explore the characters in great depth by using memories of past events to fully flesh out the characters and storyline. Everything is not perfect by the end but the conclusion is optimistic. I would definitely recommend this to middle school students who will either recognize themselves in the characters and/or gain empathy for others they see at school or social events.
This is the first book by Erin Entrada Kelly that I have read, and I may have to look into her other books. “You Go First” is a great book for middle school children. It addresses several of the issues that children in schools are dealing with – bullying, separation of parents, self-esteem, to name a few. The book is also about relationships. The author did a great job of addressing these issues in a believable manner. Ben (11) and Charlotte (12) live in separate states and have never met. They both are very intelligent and considered geeks or nerds among their peers. They met online and play Scrabble together. Neither has a friend to turn to when they have problems. The book covers one week in the life of these two as they tackle the challenges of being a teenager. Little do they know how much alike they are. And above all, they are there when they need each other.As I read the book I kept thinking to myself how lucky I was to grow up in a time when I did not have to deal with the bullying that so many children now encounter. My heart ached for Ben and Charlotte as they felt so alone, so alienated. And what do you do if you thought you had a best friend and that friend betrays you? All part of growing up, but nonetheless painful when it happens.The story moves slowly so this may not appeal to those who are used to a world where everything moves at the speed of light. But it does give hope to those struggling – letting them know they are not the only ones going through troubled times and that they can get through it.
Thanks to #kidlitexchange for the review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ????You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly. Charlotte is pulled out of Science class on Monday when her Dad is taken to the hospital. Charlotte is scared but being in middle school is complicated. Charlotte doesn't fit in with other girls at school and her only friend is Bridget. Then Bridget begins to pull away and one day while spying Charlotte learns Bridget doesn't want to be her friend. Meanwhile, Ben comes home from school on Monday to find his parents whispering in the kitchen and they tell him they are getting a divorce. Ben is angry but he doesn't have anyone to tell. He plunges into running for treasurer of the 6th grade but becomes the target of kids who are bullying him. Charlotte and Ben have been texting and talking on the phone but both pretend to be someone they aren't until Friday. On Friday both of their worlds get shook and they both realize sometimes friends are there you just have to learn to look for them. I didn't feel the ending of this book was final. It kind of just leaves you hanging wondering what happened. I also feel the parents in this book were just sort of absent. But over all a great middle school read. Recommended for ages 8 to 12 but high schoolers could learn a lesson or two in this book as well. Review also posted on Instagram @jasonnstacie, Goodreads/StacieBoren, Go Read, Amazon, and my blog at readsbystacie.com