We've got two big climactic events in this story. For Bryce and Juli, it's all about figuring out whether they can learn to get along. Plus, things get even more complicated when you throw in a controversial sycamore tree and some homegrown eggs. They just can't see eye to eye, though, so we've got a fair bit of conflict going on. And all Juli wants is for Bryce to pay a little attention to her. Rising Action Playing Keep-AwayĪs they grow up, all Bryce wants is for Juli to leave him alone. This opening scenario definitely sets us up for some conflict in the future. Right away, we learn that Juli has a huge crush on Bryce… but Bryce is not so into Juli.
She and her husband reside in California and have two sons.When Bryce's family moves onto Juli's block, we've got two second-graders who might get to be new friends.
Van Draanen was a classroom teacher for fifteen years. The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring a boy who deals with a bully-received the Christopher Award for “affirming the highest values of the human spirit” and became a Nickelodeon made-for-TV movie. Van Draanen is also the author of two short chapter-book series. Van Draanen's latest book, Hope in the Mail, is part memoir, part writing guided, designed to encourage aspiring writers to pursue their dream. Her novel The Running Dream was awarded ALA’s Schneider Family Award for its portrayal of the disability experience. She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series, and wrote Flipped which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by SLJ, and became a Warner Brothers feature film with Rob Reiner directing. The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens.
Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens.
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