I just finished Saving Juliet. It was super cute! It's maybe a little grown-up for middle school, but most of it was tame enough. The protag. is 17ish, so it's probably intended for high schoolers.
Anyway, it's about a girl who has to act the part of Juliet in her family's theater. Only she hates it. She hates it so much that she's been getting stage fright and even throwing up on stage. Finally, the night of the final performance, she decides to run away. There's a struggle and a small bottle of ashes around her neck breaks...
Suddenly, she's not in the theater any more. Mimi has been transported back in time (and into fiction) to Verona. But she's not just there to witness the play; everything she does seems to be changing it!
I really want to tell you the rest of the story, but it's so good, I think you should just read it yourself. It won't take long!
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Summer Reading Project Ideas
Choose one of the following activities to complete for your novel choice. Don’t forget to include all of the important information: YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME; your grade level for the upcoming school year; the title and author of your novel.
· Rewrite your favorite part of the book using yourself as a character, and a favorite place as a setting.
· Write a “Dear Abby” column for two characters in your story. Have them describe the problems they are facing in the book and respond to their problems as if you were “Abby”.
· Summarize the plot of your story by creating a cartoon version of the story. Use about 8 to 10 frames.
· Rewrite the story as a children’s picture book. 10 page minimum.
· Create a newspaper page for the novel. Summarize the plot in one of the articles. Cover the setting in another. Include an editorial, a collection of ads that would be pertinent to the novel and a picture or two.
· Complete a portfolio of 8-10 sketches based on the important events of your novel.
· Keep a diary or journal for one of the main characters. 10 entries minimum.
· Write a chapter that might come after the last chapter.
· Write a play in three scenes based on the plot of your book.
· Create a power point presentation based on your book. 10 slide minimum.
· Play the part. Present your book dressed as your favorite character.
· Rewrite your favorite part of the book using yourself as a character, and a favorite place as a setting.
· Write a “Dear Abby” column for two characters in your story. Have them describe the problems they are facing in the book and respond to their problems as if you were “Abby”.
· Summarize the plot of your story by creating a cartoon version of the story. Use about 8 to 10 frames.
· Rewrite the story as a children’s picture book. 10 page minimum.
· Create a newspaper page for the novel. Summarize the plot in one of the articles. Cover the setting in another. Include an editorial, a collection of ads that would be pertinent to the novel and a picture or two.
· Complete a portfolio of 8-10 sketches based on the important events of your novel.
· Keep a diary or journal for one of the main characters. 10 entries minimum.
· Write a chapter that might come after the last chapter.
· Write a play in three scenes based on the plot of your book.
· Create a power point presentation based on your book. 10 slide minimum.
· Play the part. Present your book dressed as your favorite character.
Progress Meter
3,735/5,000 pages read
133 pages of Septimus Heap: Queste
369 pages of The Alchemist
352 pages of Savvy
242 pages of Saving Juliet
496 pages of The Magician
416 pages of Artemis Fowl
398 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident
320 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Eternity Code
352 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Opal Deception
257 pages of Ophelia
400 pages of The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales
133 pages of Septimus Heap: Queste
369 pages of The Alchemist
352 pages of Savvy
242 pages of Saving Juliet
496 pages of The Magician
416 pages of Artemis Fowl
398 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident
320 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Eternity Code
352 pages of Artemis Fowl - The Opal Deception
257 pages of Ophelia
400 pages of The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales
Artemis Fowl
Saving Juliet
The Magician
Savvy
Alchemyst
Septimus Heap - Queste
Summer Reading List
- The Last Olympian
- Uglies
- What I Saw and How I Lied
- Wintergirls
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